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Definition of Dangerous
1. Adjective. Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. "Unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Exact synonyms: Unsafe
Similar to: Breakneck, Chanceful, Chancy, Dicey, Dodgy, Desperate, Hazardous, Risky, Wild, Insidious, Mordacious, On The Hook, Parlous, Perilous, Precarious, Touch-and-go, Self-destructive, Suicidal, Treacherous, Unreliable
Also: Insecure, Unsafe, Vulnerable
Derivative terms: Danger, Danger, Dangerousness
Antonyms: Safe
Similar to: Breakneck, Chanceful, Chancy, Dicey, Dodgy, Desperate, Hazardous, Risky, Wild, Insidious, Mordacious, On The Hook, Parlous, Perilous, Precarious, Touch-and-go, Self-destructive, Suicidal, Treacherous, Unreliable
Also: Insecure, Unsafe, Vulnerable
Derivative terms: Danger, Danger, Dangerousness
Antonyms: Safe
2. Adjective. Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. "A life-threatening disease"
Exact synonyms: Grave, Grievous, Life-threatening, Serious, Severe
Similar to: Critical
Derivative terms: Dangerousness, Seriousness, Severeness
Similar to: Critical
Derivative terms: Dangerousness, Seriousness, Severeness
Definition of Dangerous
1. a. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
Definition of Dangerous
1. [adj]