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Synonyms for hazard
ˈhæz ərdhaz·ard

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hazard

    Hazard is the incurring the possibility of loss or harm for the possibility of benefit; danger may have no compensating alternative. In hazard the possibilities of gain or loss are nearly balanced; in risk the possibility of loss is the chief thought; the foolhardy take great risks in mere wantonness; in chance and venture the hope of good predominates; we speak of a merchant's venture, but of an insurance company's risk; one may be driven by circumstances to run a risk; he freely seeks a venture; we speak of the chance of winning, the hazard or risk of losing. Accidents are incalculable; casualties may be to a certain extent anticipated; death and wounds are casualties of battle, certain to happen to some, but uncertain as to whom or how many. A contingency is simply an indeterminable future event, which may or may not be attended with danger or risk. See ACCIDENT; DANGER.

    Synonyms:
    accident, casualty, chance, contingency, danger, fortuity, jeopardy, peril, risk, venture

    Antonyms:
    assurance, certainty, necessity, plan, protection, safeguard, safety, security, surety

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. hazard

    Synonyms:
    peril, risk, jeopardy, danger, chance, imperil, dare

    Antonyms:
    safety, security, protection, warrant, certainty, calculation, law

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, danger, endangerment

  2. luck, fortune, chance, hazardnoun

    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

    "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

    Synonyms:
    circumstances, luck, jeopardy, chance, lot, risk, destiny, fortune, prospect, peril, portion, fate, opportunity, probability, endangerment

  3. hazardverb

    an obstacle on a golf course

    Synonyms:
    jeopardy, peril, fortune, luck, chance, endangerment, risk

  4. guess, venture, pretend, hazardverb

    put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

    "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

    Synonyms:
    pretend, guess, run a risk, imagine, infer, opine, adventure, gauge, dissemble, make believe, gamble, sham, chance, reckon, suppose, embark, venture, estimate, affect, think, jeopardize, stake, act, take chances, approximate, profess, judge, take a chance, risk, make, feign

  5. venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardizeverb

    put at risk

    "I will stake my good reputation for this"

    Synonyms:
    pretend, impale, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, back, take chances, gage, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil, embark, venture, jeopardise, jeopardize, stake, adventure, punt, take a chance, post, risk, bet on, game

  6. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

    "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

    Synonyms:
    pretend, encounter, happen, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, bump, adventure, venture, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line, risk

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. imperiledverb

    for the imperiled of this finite-mean is with this past-tense-claim of the facts with the law of the salvage with this in-rem-thing, term of a thing with the peril, fate of a danger with the need of a save with the perilous-hazard by the salvor.

    as the container continues to be susceptible to deterioration, through my role as bailor i am employing this correspondence to rescue the at-risk container and its imperiled contents from the jeopardy posed by hazardous conditions resulting from the unrepaired defect.

    Submitted by jonbell1 on December 7, 2023  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hazardnoun

    Synonyms:
    chance, casualty, accident, fortuitous event

  2. hazardnoun

    Synonyms:
    danger, peril, risk, jeopardy

  3. hazardverb

    Synonyms:
    venture, adventure, risk, jeopard, peril, imperil, endanger, put in danger, put at hazard

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hazardnoun

    Synonyms:
    chance, contingency, casualty, risk, random, jeopardy, danger, peril, venture

    Antonyms:
    safety, security, assurance, certainty, surety

  2. hazardverb

    Synonyms:
    venture, risk, jeopard, endanger

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How to use hazard in a sentence?

  1. Jessica Bowman:

    There was significant damage to the building. A large area of the roof was blown out and interior walls were knocked down, as well as exterior damage. There's pieces of the roof and insulation on the ground, there is no life hazard. Crews are on the scene stabilizing the building.

  2. Nick Keller:

    Every airport has problems with bird strikes and wildlife on the airfield. It’s a big safety hazard, so a dog can be a real predator, it will keep birds, deer, coyotes, rabbits away from the airfield.

  3. The United:

    I'm also concerned that the administration revoked the flood hazard mitigation standard [ that ] required buildings to be elevated [ and ] have a national standard in that area.

  4. Matt Nakajima:

    The casino had no safety policies in place for floor inspection or fall prevention and had no criticism of the employees failure to pick up the trip hazard even though its own internal documents found her at fault, the casinos callous disregard for their customers safety was on full display throughout the trial.

  5. Angela Ammons:

    A 90-day supply of PPE would've cost us about $2,800, now it costs me over $100,000. Plus, lost reimbursement, decreased volume, and all the other expenses we had to pay in hazard pay and trying to recruit nursing staff from agencies to come in – it really has hit us hard.


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