DANGER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

danger

noun

ˈdān-jər

Definition of danger

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home

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as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage

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Recent Examples of danger North Texas has environmental improvements regarding the fire danger on Friday. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 If she is deemed no longer mentally ill and not a danger to the community, she could be released following a hearing. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Although no adverse events have been reported, the FDA warns of dangers like pulmonary embolism and allergic reactions. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Still, multiple mental health experts have suggested at the trial that Clancy may still be a danger to herself. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for danger

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Noun

Handles up improves safety and hygiene during unloading, avoiding contact with eating surfaces and reducing injury risk.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

This is a historically fragmented industry, with different vendors for different kinds of services, such as firewall, threat detection, and identity.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Meteorologists said the majority of model guidance does not indicate a credible hurricane threat to California during the second week of September.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of threat

Noun

Nate Thomas now is in serious jeopardy of not making the team along with fourth-round rookie Drew Shelton, although Shelton will have the benefit of the team rarely parting ways with rookies drafted in the top four rounds.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
If the purchase of the Pierre were to go through, Lutnick could get as much as $100 million for the penthouse, even as his neighbors were forced to sell and hundreds of hotel staffers’ jobs were put in jeopardy.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of jeopardy

Noun

The trouble was a bacterial abscess on the child’s neck, swollen, red, warm to the touch, about the size of a ping-pong ball, large enough to force the head into a tilt.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
At least five people died and dozens more were feared dead after a boat carrying West African migrants ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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