Dangerous : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'dangerous': discover synonyms for the word dangerous, such as hazardous or risky.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as dangerous. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": hazardous and risky.


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Synonyms for dangerous sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for dangerous Degree of synonymy of dangerous Frequency in the language
hazardous
   21047 1.84  
risky
   20834 7.71  
perilous
   20662 0.78  
unsafe
   20511 1.51  
harmful
   20228 1.29  
treacherous
   19776 2.18  
precarious
   19164 0.39  
serious
   19034 148.35  
insidious
   18848 0.88  
dicey
   18805 0.61  
severe
   18710 9.41  
suicidal
   18636 2.90  
desperate
   18591 25.69  
unreliable
   18478 1.67  
critical
   18382 12.25  
dodgy
   18220 0.43  
chancy
   18058 0.20  
grievous
   17898 1.04  
grave
   17010 26.27  
venturesome
   16904 0.02  

Lexical field of "dangerous"

hazardous
risky
perilous
unsafe
harmful
treacherous
precarious
serious
insidious
dicey
severe
suicidal
desperate
unreliable
critical
dodgy
chancy
grievous
grave
venturesome
parlous
breakneck
chanceful
on the hook
self-destructive
touch-and-go
venturous
deadly
reckless
lethal
poisonous
unhealthy
alarming
problematic
toxic
pernicious
nasty
danger
fatal
safe
threatening
bad
detrimental
injurious
sinister
dangers
slippery
sensitive
damaging
noxious