What is another word for dangerous?
Synonyms for dangerous
ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəsdan·ger·ous
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Wiktionary
dangerousadjective
Full of danger.
Antonyms:
safe
English Synonyms and Antonyms
dangerous
That which is formidable is worthy of fear if encountered or opposed; as, a formidable array of troops, or of evidence. Formidable is a word of more dignity than dangerous, and suggests more calm and collected power than terrible; formidable is less overwhelming than tremendous. A loaded gun is dangerous; a park of artillery is formidable; a charge of cavalry is terrible; the full shock of great armies is tremendous. A dangerous man is likely to do mischief, and needs watching; a formidable man may not be dangerous if not attacked; an enraged maniac is terrible; the force of ocean waves in a storm, and the silent pressure in the ocean depths, are tremendous.
Synonyms:
formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendousAntonyms:
contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, powerless, weakPreposition:
Formidable by or in numbers; in strength; formidable to the enemy.
Princeton's WordNet
dangerous, unsafeadjective
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
"a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Synonyms:
serious, insecure, severe, unsafe, life-threatening, grievous, graveAntonyms:
safe and sound, risk-free, fail-safe, off the hook(p), unhazardous, noncritical, unhurt, safe, riskless, noncrucialdangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
Synonyms:
severe, sober, serious, wicked, stark, unsafe, terrible, hard, spartan, stern, heavy, unplayful, weighty, monstrous, grave, good, grievous, atrocious, sedate, flagitious, life-threatening, knockout, austere, heartbreaking, heartrending, solemnAntonyms:
risk-free, unhurt, safe and sound, safe, noncrucial, off the hook(p), noncritical, fail-safe, unhazardous, riskless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dangerousadjective
Synonyms:
perilous, hazardous, unsafe, RISKY, full of risk
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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#596 | hard | |
#876 | risk | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#3786 | risks | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4178 | dangerous | |
#5013 | danger | |
#5700 | hazardous | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#8065 | grave | |
#8140 | hazards | |
#8459 | wicked | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#9672 | harmful | |
#10536 | stern | |
#11061 | dangers | |
#12618 | stark | |
#15665 | risky | |
#16845 | unsafe | |
#19532 | sober | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#22353 | spartan | |
#22561 | formidable | |
#24199 | knockout | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#37389 | treacherous | |
#38566 | perilous | |
#40529 | grievous | |
#42643 | heartbreaking | |
#48375 | weighty | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#53038 | austere | |
#73655 | sedate | |
#161222 | dangereuses | |
#183008 | heartrending |
How to use dangerous in a sentence?
An investigation in 1522 suggested that he was corrupt with stories that he had fathered a son ‘with a club foot’ within the local community although these kinds of stories were often fabricated by Henry’s commissioners as they were encouraged to dig up as much dirt as they could, probably to help the dangerous situation in the northwest, a local aristocrat, Sir William Brereton managed to have the Abbot’s death sentence cancelled and he and his canons were pensioned off with the closure of Norton Abbey.
When Russia killed the [ Joint Investigative Mechanism ], they sent a dangerous message to the world -- one that not only said chemical weapons use is acceptable but also that those who use chemical weapons don't need to be identified or held accountable.
It was a thunderingly beautiful experience -- voluptuous, sexual, dangerous, and expensive as hell.
These dangerous times require a determined attorney general, which is what Jeff is, jeff understands that the job of attorney general is to serve and protect the people of the United States, and that is exactly what he will do, and do better than anybody else can. He’s trained better for it than anybody else.
This was a dangerous situation and we are very proud of DFC Dawson’s bravery and commitment to serving this community and saving a life.
Translations for dangerous
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- gevaarlikeAfrikaans
- خطرArabic
- təhlükəliAzerbaijani
- небяспечныBelarusian
- рискован, опасенBulgarian
- perillósCatalan, Valencian
- nebezpečnýCzech
- peryglusWelsh
- farligDanish
- gefährlichGerman
- επικίνδυνοςGreek
- danĝeraEsperanto
- peligrosoSpanish
- ohtlikEstonian
- خطرناک, پرخطرPersian
- vaarallinenFinnish
- vandamikilFaroese
- dangereux, dangereuseFrench
- dáinséarach, contúirteachIrish
- perigosoGalician
- מסוכן, מסוכנתHebrew
- खतरनाक, जोखिमी, ख़तरनाकHindi
- danjereHaitian Creole
- veszélyesHungarian
- վտանգավորArmenian
- danjerozaIdo
- hættulegurIcelandic
- pericolosa, pericolosoItalian
- מְסוּכָּןHebrew
- 危険, 危ないJapanese
- საშიშიGeorgian
- មានគ្រោះថ្នាក់Khmer
- 위험Korean
- perīculōsusLatin
- pavojinga, pavojingasLithuanian
- bīstamsLatvian
- mōreareaMāori
- опасенMacedonian
- аюултайMongolian
- घातकMarathi
- perikolużiMaltese
- gevaarlijke, gevaarlijkDutch
- farligNorwegian
- niebezpiecznyPolish
- perigosoPortuguese
- privlous, privlus, prievlus, prigulusRomansh
- periculosRomanian
- опасный, рискованныйRussian
- opasan, опасанSerbo-Croatian
- nebezpečnýSlovak
- nevarenSlovene
- i rrezikshëmAlbanian
- farlig, farligtSwedish
- ஆபத்தானTamil
- ప్రమాదకరమైనTelugu
- วิกฤตThai
- tehlikeliTurkish
- небезпечнийUkrainian
- جوکھمی, خطرناکUrdu
- nguy hiểmVietnamese
- dandjreus, riskeus, dandjreuse, riskeuseWalloon
- געפערלעךYiddish
- 危險Chinese
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