Antonyms for dangerous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : deyn-jer-uh s, deynj-ruh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs

Definition of dangerous

Origin : early 13c., "difficult, arrogant, severe" (the opposite of affable), from Anglo-French dangerous, Old French dangeros (12c., Modern French dangereux), from danger (see danger).
In Chaucer, it means "hard to please, reluctant to give;" sense of "full of danger, risky" is from late 15c. Other words used in this sense included dangersome (1560s), dangerful (1540s). Related: Dangerously.

adj hazardous, troubling

Example sentences :

What a dangerous character you'd be if you were sent to match silks!
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Philip was getting into a dangerous mood with his sentimentalism.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

My dear, I'm glad and thankful you've done with that dreadful, dangerous game.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

He had got a dangerous game to play, and his plans were vague and shadowy.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Such conduct is as wicked and dangerous to the state as any that can be conceived.
Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] » by Benedict of Spinoza

And even this is a dangerous simplification of what actually occurs.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

Certainly, as if treading on dangerous ground, Sidney avoided it.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Renmark became deadly pale, and there was a dangerous glitter in his eyes.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

There is a fashion just now to call it dangerous and the tricycle safe.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

"That's a dangerous kind of a doctrine," said Uncle William.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Synonyms for dangerous

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