out of the woods

ADJECTIVE

better

Synonyms

STRONGEST

improving well

STRONG

convalescent cured fitter mending progressing recovering

WEAK

fully recovered healthier less ill more healthy on the comeback trail on the mend on the road to recovery over the hump stronger

Antonyms

WEAK

littler more ill sicker smaller tinier unhealthy worse

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Felix Bohnsack, the technical head of the mission, praised everyone involved, from Backhaus's environment ministry to the German life guards' association DLRG, although he warned they were not yet "out of the woods".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“We’re not out of the woods quite yet,” Singer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

So while the market seems relatively unscathed by the war right now, stocks are far from being out of the woods just yet.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Despite the upbeat results, Brown-Forman and the spirits market as a whole are certainly not out of the woods yet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The second time, I saw it run out of the woods, screech to a halt, and start eating, just like that roadrunner in the cartoons.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

out of the woods

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