dangerous
adjectiveHow many syllables in dangerous?
There are 3 syllables in the word dangerous.How to pronounce dangerous:
Definition of dangerous:
- dangerous (adjective):
- likely or able to cause injury or harm
- involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm.
- involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss characterized by danger
Synonyms for dangerous:
alarming
breakneck
chanceful
chancy
desperate
destructive
detrimental
dicey
dodgy
exposed
fatal
fraught with danger
grave
grievous
hairy
hazardous
insecure
insidious
menacing
mordacious
nasty
on the hook
parlous
perilous
precarious
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Antonyms for dangerous:
assured
calm
careful
cautious
certain
definite
dependable
easy
fine
firm
fortified
good
guarded
harmless
healthy
honest
impervious
impregnable
innocent
innocuous
low-risk
mild
nice
non-toxic
non-violent
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- cynosure
- cyesis
- cycloptic
- cyanide
- cutaneous
- curvature
- currency
- cupola
- cunningham
- cuneiform
- cuidado
- cuddliest
- cuckoopint
- cuckoldry
- cryptogram
- cryogenics
- crummier
- crucified
- crockery
- cretaceous
- cressida
- creditor
- credentials
- creatives
- creating
- creakier
- cranial
- crackerjack
- coventry
- courtesan
- counterpoise
- counterpoint
- counsellor
- counselling
- cotoros
- costlier
- cosseting
- cosmonaut
- cosmetic
- corporal
- coroner
- coronal
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