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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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To hazard a generalization, the archetypal American novel in the 20th century was a story of upward mobility, whereas the novel in Europe was one of decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Police said his vehicle was found abandoned with its hazard lights on along a road in Karen, an upmarket suburb of the capital, Nairobi.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Just before 7 a.m., a Benin intelligence operative took surreptitious video of five rebel armored vehicles and four pickups leaving QRF headquarters, hazard lights flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Pediatricians have long warned that tapioca pearls can pose a choking hazard.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Being continually outshone was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been any more pleasurable as a brother.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling