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Synonyms for Peril
ˈpɛr əlper·il
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Wiktionary
perilnoun
perilnoun
To cause to be in danger; to imperil.
perilnoun
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
English Synonyms and Antonyms
peril
Danger is exposure to possible evil, which may be either near and probable or remote and doubtful; peril is exposure to imminent and sharply threatening evil, especially to such as results from violence. An invalid may be in danger of consumption; a disarmed soldier is in peril of death. Jeopardy is nearly the same as peril, but involves, like risk, more of the element of chance or uncertainty; a man tried upon a capital charge is said to be put in jeopardy of life. Insecurity is a feeble word, but exceedingly broad, applying to the placing of a dish, or the possibilities of a life, a fortune, or a government. Compare HAZARD.
Synonyms:
danger, hazard, insecurity, jeopardy, riskAntonyms:
defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter
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Princeton's WordNet
hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangermentnoun
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Synonyms:
luck, jeopardy, chance, risk, peril, fortune, riskiness, risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentriskiness, perilnoun
a state of danger involving risk
Synonyms:
riskiness, jeopardy, peril, hazard, danger, endangerment, riskrisk, peril, dangerverb
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
"he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
Synonyms:
jeopardy, risk of infection, risk, peril, riskiness, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentendanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, perilverb
pose a threat to; present a danger to
"The pollution is endangering the crops"
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imperil, stake, threaten, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, menace, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, expose, adventurequeer, expose, scupper, endanger, perilverb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonyms:
scotch, bushwhack, let on, frustrate, bring out, unwrap, exhibit, disclose, endanger, foil, lurk, jeopardise, expose, waylay, peril, reveal, debunk, thwart, imperil, threaten, give away, break, baffle, divulge, spoil, lie in wait, ambush, menace, jeopardize, scupper, cross, uncover, ambuscade, bilk, display, discover, let out
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
perilnoun
perilverb
Synonyms:
risk, endanger, imperil, jeopard, put at hazard, put in danger, expose to danger
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
perilnoun
Synonyms:
danger
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#750 | display | |
#876 | risk | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1618 | break | |
#1885 | chance | |
#2310 | adventure | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3891 | threat | |
#4206 | luck | |
#4403 | exhibit | |
#4513 | venture | |
#5013 | danger | |
#5816 | fortune | |
#7124 | reveal | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#7863 | uncertainty | |
#9419 | disclose | |
#9954 | unwrap | |
#9992 | stake | |
#10816 | foil | |
#12366 | expose | |
#13701 | threaten | |
#17024 | scotch | |
#19164 | menace | |
#19970 | uncover | |
#20776 | jeopardy | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#22996 | peril | |
#23132 | insecurity | |
#29441 | ambush | |
#32731 | endanger | |
#35532 | jeopardize | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#42688 | divulge | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#49672 | lurk | |
#71910 | endangerment | |
#73000 | debunk | |
#88389 | jeopardise | |
#120061 | bilk | |
#121668 | imperil | |
#124843 | riskiness | |
#156758 | scupper | |
#288660 | ambuscade | |
#309433 | waylay |
How to use Peril in a sentence?
I think that he feels fated that he is leading the Jewish people when it potentially faces a genocidal threat, that is the Netanyahu mindset -- that people are in peril, and he needs to stand firm and say what he wants to say and if necessary take the step that needs to be taken.
We can never again allow democracy to be put in peril as it was on January 6.
As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived.
The message is simple, don't do it. The desert is vast and it's treacherous, when you cross illegally you put your life in incredible peril. I'm telling you this not only as a Border Patrol agent, but as one who spent his entire 23-year career in Arizona. I speak from experience.
It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built. These values imply our adherence not only to liberty and individual freedom, but also to international peace, law and order, and constructive social purpose. When we depart from these values, we do so at our peril.
Translations for Peril
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- perillCatalan, Valencian
- ohrožení, nebezpečíCzech
- risiko, fareDanish
- Risiko, GefahrGerman
- κίνδυνοςGreek
- peligro, riesgoSpanish
- vaara, vaaratilanneFinnish
- risque, périlFrench
- gàbhadh, cunnartScottish Gaelic
- veszedelem, veszélyHungarian
- վտանգArmenian
- periglio, pericoloItalian
- 危険, 冒険Japanese
- periculumLatin
- gevaarDutch
- zagrożenie, niebezpieczeństwoPolish
- perigo, riscoPortuguese
- опасность, риск, угрозаRussian
- faraSwedish
- พิษภัยThai
- sự nguy hiểmVietnamese
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