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perils

NOUN

danger, risk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hazard insecurity jeopardy menace pitfall uncertainty vulnerability

STRONG

endangerment exposure liability openness

WEAK

cause for alarm double trouble risky business

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty protection safety

WEAK

safeness security

Example Sentences

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Yet even for an industry so fraught with perils and pitfalls, Chen, the miner who previously worked at Liushenyu, suggests there will always be desperate people willing to take their chances in the mines.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But when it’s not discussing existential perils of the universe, the document also happens to explain the business model of SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

On the one hand, I understand the perils of lifestyle creep.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Watch the cautionary tale about the perils of the transfer portal turn into a fairy-tale comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

‘But Isengard is strong. And other perils draw ever nearer. Do not delay, Théoden, when we are gone. Lead your people swiftly to the Hold of Dunharrow in the hills!’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien