Synonyms for perilously
per·ilous·ly

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1. perilously, hazardously, dangerouslyadverb

   in a dangerous manner

   "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"

   Synonyms:
   dangerously, hazardously

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1. List of paraphrases for "perilously":

   dangerously

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1. Nicholas Mulder:

   If we embark on policies premised on the idea that bad governments and their people are one, then we have bought into a way of thinking that comes perilously close to how ultranationalists and fascists see the world.

2. Leader Pelosi at 11:45:

   This is a perilously constitutional moment, our concern is, of course, that they will interfere and say the President's above the law.

3. Kenneth Sullivan:

   The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply, it is impossible to keep our grocery stores stocked if our plants are not running.

4. Ricky Jackson:

   I came perilously close to my own execution.