snake pit
nounDefinition of snake pit
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Synonyms & Antonyms for snake pit
Synonyms
chance-medley, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, tumble, welter
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As Mao drove Chiang and his forces to Taiwan and unified the mainland under Communist tyranny, his good name back home fell into a snake pit of paranoiac partisanship. — James D. Hornfischer, WSJ, "‘The China Mission’ Review: The Man Who ‘Lost’ China," 3 May 2018 If the government throws an individual into a snake pit, and the individual is not harmed by the snakes, but hurts himself escaping the pit, the government has still placed the individual in danger that has caused the individual harm. — Hannah Leone, Aurora Beacon-News, "Lawsuit over ex-Aurora employee who gave police personnel files to imprisoned felon can go on, judge says," 2 Mar. 2018 Breslin Center channeled all of its frustration and bitterness and sadness of one of the longest months in school history into a snake pit environment that long has been missing. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State uses emotional week as fuel in comeback win over Penn State," 31 Jan. 2018 Get used to these stories because, in my experience, state houses are real snake pits in this regard. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "The Land of the Free, Where God Specifically Oversees Oklahoma Wildlife," 19 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snake pit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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