PERIL Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word peril. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| risk | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury • the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred • the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent verb • expose to a chance of loss or damage • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||||||
| danger | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury • a cause of pain or injury or loss • a dangerous place | ||||||
| hazard | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • an obstacle on a golf course verb • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • put at risk • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | ||||||
| jeopardy | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||||||
| endangerment | nounn | |||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | ||||||
| threat | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is a source of danger • a warning that something unpleasant is imminent • declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another • a person who inspires fear or dread | ||||||
| insecurity | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being subject to danger or injury • the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | ||||||
| precariousness | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme dangerousness • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance | ||||||
| uncertainty | nounn | |||||
noun • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||
| vulnerability | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being vulnerable or exposed • susceptibility to injury or attack | ||||||
| endanger | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||
| expose | verbv | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
| imperil | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to | ||||||
| jeopardise | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to | ||||||
| jeopardize | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put at risk | ||||||
| menace | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that is a source of danger • a threat or the act of threatening verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture • act in a threatening manner | ||||||
| riskiness | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of danger involving risk | ||||||
| scupper | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard verb • wait in hiding to attack • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||
| threaten | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • to utter intentions of injury or punishment against • to be a menacing indication of something | ||||||
