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Dangerous

🔄 Synonyms of "Dangerous"

26 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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insidiousCausing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
criticalnounExtremely important.
precarious(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
perilousDangerous, full of peril.
severenounVery bad or intense.
parlousAttended with peril; dangerous, risky.
seriousImportant; weighty; not insignificant.
desperatenounIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
treacherousUnreliable; dangerous.
harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
venturousAdventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk.
hazardousRisky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
diceyOf uncertain, risky outcome.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
venturesomeBold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
suicidalnoun(of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.
riskyDangerous, involving risks.
unsafeverbNot safe (various senses); dangerous.
unreliablenounNot reliable.
self-destructiveCausing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests.
chancynounUncertain; risky; hazardous.
breaknecknounDangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
touch-and-gonounEllipsis of touch-and-go landing. [(aviation) A landing on a runway immediately followed by a takeoff without an intervening full stop.]
chanceful(obsolete) hazardous; random

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safenounNot in danger; out of harm's reach.

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WordDefinition
parlousAttended with peril; dangerous, risky.
perilousDangerous, full of peril.
diceynounOf uncertain, risky outcome.
hazardousRisky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
precarious(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
riskyDangerous, involving risks.
chancyUncertain; risky; hazardous.
venturesomeBold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
venturousAdventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk.
severeVery bad or intense.
criticalExtremely important.
dodgy(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
insidiousCausing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
desperateIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
chanceful(obsolete) hazardous; random
unsafeNot safe (various senses); dangerous.
treacherousUnreliable; dangerous.
grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
breaknecknounDangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

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