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danger

/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/noun2 syllables

Danger means: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.

Synonyms for danger2

noun, as in a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

risk, peril

Opposites of danger

safety

What does danger mean?4

noun

1

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury“he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime”

2

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury“you are in no danger”

3

a cause of pain or injury or loss“he feared the dangers of traveling by air”

4

a dangerous place“He moved out of danger”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with danger?6

two syllables

strangerrangerchangergrangermanger

three syllables

endanger
Show 40 near rhymes
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Danger in a sentence

  • Even though it meant risking danger, he decided to go there.CK
  • Marc, whose spirit is timid, hid himself, fearing danger.ingenius000
  • If not for the ozone layer, we would be in imminent danger.kerbear407
  • The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.Scott
  • One who loves danger, shall perish in it.Killari
  • They battled and battled, not thinking about the danger.mervert1
  • The messengers warned about the danger, didn't they?CarpeLanam
  • Luckily, the giraffe sensed the danger and ran away.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of danger

as a noun

plural
dangers