dangerous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *dangerous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	dangerous, unsafe	involving or causing danger or risk
ADJECTIVE	all	dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

dangerous > pronunciation
Sounds	dey'njherahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *dangerous*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm.
Examples	"a dangerous criminal" "a dangerous bridge" "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Synonym	unsafe
Narrower	breakneck	Moving at very high speed
	chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy	Of uncertain outcome
	desperate	(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
	hazardous, risky, wild	Involving risk or danger
	insidious	Intended to entrap
	mordacious	biting or given to biting
	on the hook	caught in a difficult or dangerous situation
	parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go	fraught with danger
	self-destructive, suicidal	dangerous to yourself or your interests
	treacherous, unreliable	dangerously unstable / unstable and unpredictable
See also	insecure, unsafe	lacking in security / security / security or safety
See also	vulnerable	susceptible to attack / attack / attack
Opposite	safe	Free from danger or the risk of harm
Spanish	peligrosa, peligroso
Catalan	perillós
Nouns	danger	a dangerous place
	danger	a cause of pain or injury or loss
	dangerousness	the quality of not being safe
Adverbs	dangerously	in a dangerous manner

English > *dangerous*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
Example	"a dangerous operation"
Synonyms	grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
Broader	critical	In or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Spanish	grave, peligroso, serio, severo, terrible, tremendo
Catalan	greu, perillós, seriós, sever
Nouns	dangerousness	the quality of not being safe

HyperDic: dangerous