hazard

[haz-erd] / ˈhæz ərd /

NOUN

danger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

peril risk threat

STRONG

dynamite endangerment jeopardy

WEAK

double trouble hot potato imperilment risky business thin ice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

safety

WEAK

assurance protection safeguard surety

NOUN

luck, chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident mishap possibility risk

STRONG

adventure coincidence dynamite fling fluke go misfortune toss-up venture wager

WEAK

hundred-to-one long shot lucky break lucky hit risky business stroke of luck way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles

Antonyms

STRONG

design plan

WEAK

certainty determination fact proof

VERB

take a chance; risk

Synonyms

STRONG

adventure conjecture dare endanger gamble guess imperil jeopardize presume proffer speculate stake submit suppose try venture volunteer wager

WEAK

go for broke go out on limb skate on thin ice take a plunge throw out

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain be careful calculate guard measure

Example Sentences

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Being so close to the action also posed other occupational hazards.

From BBC

Companies are wrestling with drilling hazards that make it more costly to operate and complaining that the marinade is creeping into their oil-and-gas reservoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal

It added that "given the more unusual wind direction, this may lead to some disruption to transport and power supplies" and that "large waves will be an additional hazard on some coasts".

From BBC

Large waves will be an additional hazard on some coasts, it adds.

From BBC

"We got as far as Ross-on-Wye when I started to get really hot," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, adding she pulled over and put her hazard lights on.

From BBC

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