🔄 Synonyms of "Dangerous"
26 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| grievous | Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous. |
| criticalnoun | Extremely important. |
| precarious | (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. |
| perilous | Dangerous, full of peril. |
| severenoun | Very bad or intense. |
| parlous | Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. |
| serious | Important; weighty; not insignificant. |
| desperatenoun | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| treacherous | Unreliable; dangerous. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| venturous | Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
| dicey | Of uncertain, risky outcome. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| venturesome | Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous. |
| suicidalnoun | (of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide. |
| risky | Dangerous, involving risks. |
| unsafeverb | Not safe (various senses); dangerous. |
| unreliablenoun | Not reliable. |
| self-destructive | Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests. |
| chancynoun | Uncertain; risky; hazardous. |
| breaknecknoun | Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. |
| touch-and-gonoun | Ellipsis 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 |
↔️ Antonyms of "Dangerous"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| safenoun | Not in danger; out of harm's reach. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dangerous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| parlous | Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. |
| perilous | Dangerous, full of peril. |
| diceynoun | Of uncertain, risky outcome. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
| precarious | (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. |
| risky | Dangerous, involving risks. |
| chancy | Uncertain; risky; hazardous. |
| venturesome | Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous. |
| venturous | Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk. |
| severe | Very bad or intense. |
| critical | Extremely important. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| desperate | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| chanceful | (obsolete) hazardous; random |
| unsafe | Not safe (various senses); dangerous. |
| treacherous | Unreliable; dangerous. |
| grievous | Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous. |
| breaknecknoun | Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. |
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