dangers

NOUN

hazard, troublesome situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crisis emergency exposure insecurity instability jeopardy menace peril pitfall possibility probability risk threat uncertainty vulnerability

STRONG

clouds dynamite endangerment exigency precariousness precipice slipperiness storm venture

WEAK

double trouble hot potato risky business thin ice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm certainty peace safety security sureness unlikelihood

WEAK

care carefulness guard preservation

Example Sentences

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Dangers were ever-present: One day Mr. Douglas-Hamilton was trampled by a rhino and on another he inadvertently startled a group of female elephants with calves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

For example, a headline from the Feb. 13, 1886, issue of the trade journal the Electrical World warns of “The Dangers of Wired Love.”

From Slate • May 27, 2024

“The Dangers in my Heart” gave us an emo loner falling for the most popular girl in his class, their completely opposite social standing in fact making for a lot of common ground.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

Dangers, because the New Deal doesn’t entirely resemble the image passed down to us by history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021

They give no joy who never caus'd a fear; Dangers themselves, o'ercome, the more endear.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard