dangerous

[deyn-jer-uhs, deynj-ruhs] / ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs /

ADJECTIVE

hazardous, troubling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarming bad critical deadly fatal nasty perilous precarious risky serious terrible threatening treacherous ugly unhealthy unsafe unstable

STRONG

no-go

WEAK

breakneck chancy dangersome delicate dynamite exposed formidable hairy heavy hot impending impregnable insecure jeopardous loaded malignant menacing mortal on collision course parlous portentous pressing queasy serpentine shaky speculative thorny ticklish touch-and-go touchy urgent viperous vulnerable wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK agreeable certain good great happy harmless healthful healthy honest kind nice pleasant pleasing safe secure stable strong sure trivial true unimportant wholesome wonderful

WEAK

careful guarded unhazardous untroubled

Example Sentences

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Their goals came from a couple of long throws but they did look dangerous in open play and, with the way Iraola plays, this is not going to be easy for Arsenal.

From BBC

"I also think the learner drivers are making it dangerous not just for the people living here, but also for cyclists and dog walkers."

From BBC

Barrow said in his address that the latest tragedy was a "painful reminder of the dangerous and life-threatening nature of irregular migration".

From Barron's

“This time it’s different”—John Templeton famously called those the four most dangerous words in investing.

From Barron's

While it is preferable for crypto to be under rather than outside the regulatory umbrella, until the industry is comprehensively regulated, new and dangerous risks will continue entering the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal

dangerous

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