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dangers

NOUN

hazard, troublesome situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crisis emergency exposure insecurity instability jeopardy menace peril pitfall possibility probability risk threat uncertainty vulnerability

STRONG

clouds dynamite endangerment exigency precariousness precipice slipperiness storm venture

WEAK

double trouble hot potato risky business thin ice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm certainty peace safety security sureness unlikelihood

WEAK

care carefulness guard preservation

Example Sentences

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Over the weekend, a drone hit near the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear plant, underscoring the dangers of the continuing conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Contrary to what some may think, birds cannot always easily flee the dangers of war, zoologist Ewa Wegrzyn, from the Polish University of Rzeszow, said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“The dangers are so much different. Instead of an explosion, it just turns off. There’s no radioactive waste. So this light touch is exactly what the Congress overwhelmingly … wanted the NRC to do.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Such advances, praised and scrutinised in equal measure, are still also accompanied by warnings to users of the tech's limitations and dangers of relying on it.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The isolation of the bayou, while inconvenient, made the Warden feel safe from big-city dangers.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French