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

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more dangerous

A common belief that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults has been overturned by a new study from Loma Linda University.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Switching Olise to the number 10 position has made France much more dangerous.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

In times of extreme heat, sunburns are even more dangerous because they limit the body’s ability to cool off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

She said increased border surveillance in Turkey had forced them onto more dangerous routes.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

I can’t tell if one is more dangerous than the other.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas