Synonyms for dangerous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : deyn-jer-uh s, deynj-ruh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs |
Top 10 synonyms for dangerous Other synonyms for the word dangerous
- 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
- terrible
- thorny
- threatening
- ticklish
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- treacherous
- ugly
- unhealthy
- unsafe
- unstable
- urgent
- viperous
- vulnerable
- wicked
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for dangerous
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