shark-infested
Teeming with fins
Shark-infested describes waters where sharks are present in dangerous numbers: shark-infested waters off the coast.
The word infested implies threat—you wouldn't call a marine sanctuary shark-infested.
The phrase appears often in dramatic or sensational contexts, sometimes figuratively for any environment full of predatory people: the shark-infested waters of corporate law.
Fraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- warning signsIndicators of impending danger
no swimming · fatalities · blood · frenzy · predator · menacing · lurking · circling
Viciously competitive or murderous
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
corporate · Wall Street · boardroom · lawyers · Hollywood · politics · exploitative · aggressive
perilous
Fraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
warning signs · no swimming · fatalities · blood · frenzy · predator · menacing · lurking · circling · fins
cutthroat
Viciously competitive or murderous
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
hostile · corporate · Wall Street · boardroom · lawyers · Hollywood · politics · exploitative · aggressive · opportunistic
waters
Bodies of liquid
lagoon · coastline · swimming · diving · surfers · seal colonies · tropical seas · coral · shallows · deep blue