more dangerous

ADJECTIVE

hazardous, troubling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarming bad critical deadly fatal nasty perilous precarious risky serious terrible threatening treacherous ugly unhealthy unsafe unstable

WEAK

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 thorny ticklish touch-and-go touchy urgent viperous vulnerable wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK agreeable certain good great happy harmless healthful healthy honest kind nice pleasant pleasing safe secure stable strong sure trivial true unimportant wholesome wonderful

WEAK

careful guarded unhazardous untroubled

Example Sentences

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Dahlia Lithwick: You’ve said that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is potentially much more dangerous than his predecessor, Pam Bondi.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

On the flip side, she said the videos also can perpetuate myths that predators such as wolves and mountain lions are more dangerous than they actually are.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

"I can't imagine that there's any profession that is more dangerous," President Donald Trump told reporters, just hours after he was at the centre of yet another major security incident.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

But a smaller group behaves in a very different way, and their actions can be far more dangerous.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

While a baby Feral might have caused inconvenience, a baby Ruby had had a more dangerous effect, compounded by the volatility of her nature.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor