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dangerous

dan·ger·ous

dangerous

 
 
pronunciation:
deIn j rs
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part of speech: adjective
definition: likely to cause or permit harm; full of risks; unsafe.
A wolf is a dangerous wild animal.They consider this a dangerous neighborhood.
 
synonyms:
hazardous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unsafe
antonyms:
harmless, safe, secure
similar words:
chancy, critical, destructive, exposed, grave, harmful, inimical, menacing, precarious, threatening, vulnerable
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