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Synonyms for perilous
ˈpɛr ə ləsper·ilous

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 4 votes

  1. perilous

    Uncertain is applied to things that human knowledge can not certainly determine or that human power can not certainly control; precarious originally meant dependent on the will of another, and now, by extension of meaning, dependent on chance or hazard, with manifest unfavorable possibility verging toward probability; as, one holds office by a precarious tenure, or land by a precarious title; the strong man's hold on life is uncertain, the invalid's is precarious.

    Synonyms:
    doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, insecure, precarious, risky, unassured, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady

    Antonyms:
    actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. perilous

    Synonyms:
    hazardous, dangerous

    Antonyms:
    safe, secure, certain

Princeton's WordNet4.7 / 3 votes

  1. parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-goadjective

    fraught with danger

    "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"

    Synonyms:
    parlous, precarious, touch-and-go, unstable, shaky

    Antonyms:
    safe

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. high-risk

    the meaning is similar to high-risk's.

    exposed to a danger

    Submitted by rinat on June 6, 2017  
  2. jeopardous

    Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. perilousadjective

    Synonyms:
    dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught with danger

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. perilousadjective

    Synonyms:
    dangerous, hazardous, imperiled, unsafe

    Antonyms:
    safe

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "perilous":

    dangerous, hazardous, treacherous, risky, precarious

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How to use perilous in a sentence?

  1. Patrice Harris:

    This senseless action will have significant, harmful repercussions now and far beyond this perilous moment, particularly as the WHO is leading worldwide vaccine development and drug trials to combat the pandemic, cOVID-19 affects us all and does not respect borders ; defeating it requires the entire world working together. In the strongest terms possible, American Medical Association urges the President to reverse course and not abandon our country's leadership position in the global fight against COVID-19.

  2. Hannah More:

    Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

  3. John Sifton:

    It's a very perilous journey, but for many people, they have no choice, stay and be killed by the Taliban or flee and try to make a new life somewhere else.

  4. Niccolo Machiavelli "The Prince" 1532:

    There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

  5. John McCain Fast Facts McCain:

    I say watch me. Take a look. Take a look at my 18-hour days. Take a look at the hearings we have. Take a look at my legislative accomplishments. Listen, I'm just getting started, i think I have the knowledge and the background to help this nation through very perilous times and I believe I can still contribute in the many ways to the welfare and benefit of my state.


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