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 As far back as antiquity, physicians have observed the dangers of excessive vomiting in pregnancy. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 But that can come with dangers, and ticks, which can transmit Lyme disease, top the list. — Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Almost everyone in Richmound believed Didulo posed an imminent danger. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 There’s often a danger to high performance and overworking beyond burnout that needs to be recognized. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for danger

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Noun

An executive order followed in August 2025, then OCC bulletins in September telling banks to base service decisions on objective risk.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Given the risk of punishment or even execution, some contributions are anonymized or voices altered.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

All three Cabinet members were aware that Trump had secretly switched from the old Air Force One jet to the military aircraft given the threat, sources said.

— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Automated systems now make decisions and respond to threats at increasingly high speeds.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of threat

Noun

The little device that could cause big trouble Federal investigators are looking into mini computer devices commonly used by water utilities and other organizations.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Shipyard capacity troubles Money isn’t the only variable in the battleship plan.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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