dangerous

The word “dangerous” has 3 syllables: dan-ger-ous

It's pronounced as /ˈdeɪnʤərəs/

What is synonym and antonym for dangerous?

In the thesaurus, “dangerous” has 111 synonyms and 60 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dangerous along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dangerous

adverse
alarming
bad
baleful
baneful
breakneck
chance
chancy
contagious
critical
damaging
dangersome
deadly
deathly
deleterious
delicate
destructive
detrimental
dicey
dire
distressing
dynamite
evil
exposed
fatal
fateful
fell
formidable
grave
grievous
hairy
haphazard
harmful
hazardous
heavy
hostile
hot
hurtful
ill
impending
imperiling
imperilling
impregnable
infectious
infective
inimical
injurious
insecure
insidious
jeopardizing
jeopardous
killer
lethal
loaded
malignant
menacing
mischievous
mortal
murderous
nasty
no-go
nocuous
noisome
noxious
ominous
on collision course
parlous
perilous
pernicious
pestiferous
pestilent
pestilential
poisonous
portentous
precarious
prejudicial
pressing
queasy
random
risky
ruinous
serious
serpentine
shaky
sickening
sinister
speculative
terrible
thorny
threatening
ticklish
touch-and-go
touchy
treacherous
ugly
ultrahazardous
uncertain
unfriendly
unhealthful
unhealthy
unpleasant
unsafe
unsound
unstable
unwholesome
urgent
venomous
venturesome
viperous
vulnerable
wicked

Antonyms for dangerous

OK
advantageous
agreeable
anodyne
beneficial
benign
benignant
careful
certain
curative
favorable
good
great
guarded
happy
harmless
healthful
healthy
helpful
honest
hurtless
innocent
innocuous
inoffensive
kind
nice
noncorrosive
nondestructive
nonfatal
nonhazardous
noninfectious
nonlethal
nonpoisonous
nonpolluting
nonthreatening
nontoxic
nonvenomous
palliative
pleasant
pleasing
propitious
remedial
safe
salubrious
salutary
secure
sound
stable
strong
sure
trivial
true
ultrasafe
unhazardous
unimportant
unthreatening
untroubled
useful
wholesome
wonderful

Meanings of dangerous

adjective
1. Full of danger.
2. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
3. In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
4. Hard to suit; difficult to please.
5. Reserved; not affable.

Example Sentences

Dangerous driving habits like speeding and texting increase the risk of accidents on the road.
Venturing into the wilderness alone can be incredibly dangerous, especially for those unprepared for the challenges.
The scientist warned of the dangerous levels of pollution in the river, posing a threat to aquatic life.
It's essential to wear protective gear when handling dangerous chemicals in the laboratory.
The old bridge had become structurally unsound, making it too dangerous for vehicles to cross.

On this page you'll find 171 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dangerous, such as: OK, advantageous, adverse, agreeable, alarming, anodyne, bad.

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