zero hour

The phrase “zero hour” has 3 syllables: ze-ro hour

It's pronounced as /ˈziːroʊ ˈaʊər/


What is synonym and antonym for zero hour?

In the thesaurus, “zero hour” has 59 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for zero hour along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for zero hour

  • A-day
  • D-day
  • Dunkirk
  • H-hour
  • appointed hour
  • boiling point
  • breaking point
  • climax
  • clutch
  • condition
  • conjuncture
  • contingency
  • corner
  • countdown
  • crisis
  • crisis point
  • crossroad
  • crossroads
  • crunch
  • crunch time
  • deadline
  • deadlock
  • eleventh hour
  • emergency
  • exigency
  • extremity
  • fix
  • flash point
  • happening
  • head
  • hole
  • hot water
  • impasse
  • jam
  • jumping-off point
  • juncture
  • landmark
  • last ditch
  • last minute
  • milestone
  • moment of truth
  • pass
  • pinch
  • pivotal moment
  • point of no return
  • possibility
  • predicament
  • scrape
  • situation
  • spot
  • stalemate
  • start time
  • strait
  • target
  • target day
  • the time
  • tinderbox
  • turning point
  • vital moment

Meanings of zero hour

  • noun
    1. The scheduled time for the start of some event, especially a military operation; H-hour.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers were briefed and prepared for the critical mission at zero hour.
  • As the project deadline approached, the team worked tirelessly to meet the goals set for zero hour.
  • The launch of the spacecraft was scheduled for zero hour, with everyone anxiously awaiting the countdown.
  • In the business world, the announcement of a new product often occurs at zero hour for maximum impact.
  • The classroom fell silent as the exam papers were distributed, signaling that zero hour had arrived for the students.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms or another words to zero hour, such as: A-day, D-day, Dunkirk, H-hour, appointed hour, boiling point, breaking point.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

landmark

  • Dunkirk
  • battleground
  • benchmark
  • bend
  • blaze
  • boiling point
  • break
  • breaking point
  • capper
  • climacteric
  • climax
  • clincher
  • clutch
  • conjuncture
  • conversion
  • corner
  • crisis
  • crunch
  • crunch time
  • crusher
  • emergency
  • event
  • exigency
  • extremity
  • feature
  • flash point
  • fragment
  • guide
  • head
  • highlight
  • hill
  • juncture
  • mark
  • marker
  • memorial
  • metamorphosis
  • milepost
  • milestone
  • monument
  • mountain
  • museum
  • promontory
  • remnant
  • ruins
  • souvenir
  • specimen
  • stage
  • stone
  • survival
  • topper
  • trace
  • transfiguration
  • transformation
  • tree
  • turnabout
  • turnaround
  • turning point
  • vantage point
  • vestige
  • watershed
  • waypost
  • zero hour

last ditches

  • Dunkirks
  • boiling points
  • breaking points
  • climaxes
  • clutches
  • conditions
  • conjunctures
  • contingencies
  • corners
  • crises
  • crossroads
  • crunch times
  • crunches
  • deadlocks
  • eleventh hours
  • emergencies
  • exigencies
  • extremities
  • fixes
  • flash points
  • happenings
  • heads
  • holes
  • hot waters
  • impasses
  • jams
  • junctures
  • landmarks
  • last minutes
  • milestones
  • passes
  • pinches
  • possibilities
  • predicaments
  • scrapes
  • situations
  • spots
  • stalemates
  • straits
  • tinderboxes
  • turning points
  • zero hours

balls of wax

  • affairs
  • businesses
  • care
  • concerns
  • considerations
  • corners
  • crises
  • crossroads
  • crunches
  • deadlocks
  • emergencies
  • exigencies
  • fixes
  • flash points
  • halts
  • heads
  • holes
  • hot waters
  • impasses
  • issues
  • jams
  • junctures
  • lookouts
  • matters
  • pickles
  • pinches
  • predicaments
  • problems
  • responsibilities
  • scrapes
  • spots
  • stalemates
  • standstills
  • straits
  • things
  • troubles
  • worries
  • zero hours

needfulness

  • absence
  • acuteness
  • call
  • cause
  • claim
  • compulsion
  • constraint
  • contingency
  • crisis
  • criticalness
  • crossroad
  • dearth
  • defect
  • deficiency
  • deficit
  • demand
  • demandingness
  • deprivation
  • desideratum
  • dilemma
  • distress
  • duress
  • emergency
  • essence
  • essential
  • exaction
  • exigence
  • exigency
  • extremity
  • famishment
  • fix
  • fundamental
  • godsend
  • hardship
  • imperative
  • imperativeness
  • inadequacy
  • indispensability
  • inevitability
  • inexorableness
  • insufficiency
  • jam
  • juncture
  • lack
  • life or death
  • meagerness
  • minus
  • must
  • must-have
  • necessary
  • necessity
  • need
  • no alternative
  • no choice
  • obligation
  • pass
  • paucity
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • plight
  • poverty
  • precondition
  • predicament
  • prerequisite
  • pressingness
  • pressure
  • privation
  • quandary
  • requirement
  • requisite
  • scantiness
  • scarceness
  • scarcity
  • scrape
  • shortage
  • sine qua non
  • skimpiness
  • stress
  • turning point
  • undeniability
  • urgency
  • vicissitude
  • vital part
  • vitals
  • want
  • wont
  • zero hour

eleventh hours

  • Dunkirks
  • boiling points
  • breaking points
  • climaxes
  • clutches
  • conditions
  • conjunctures
  • contingencies
  • corners
  • crises
  • crossroads
  • crunch times
  • crunches
  • deadlocks
  • emergencies
  • exigencies
  • extremities
  • fixes
  • flash points
  • happenings
  • heads
  • holes
  • hot waters
  • impasses
  • jams
  • junctures
  • landmarks
  • last ditches
  • last minutes
  • milestones
  • passes
  • pinches
  • possibilities
  • predicaments
  • scrapes
  • situations
  • spots
  • stalemates
  • straits
  • tinderboxes
  • turning points
  • zero hours

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