hazard - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an obstacle on a golf course

Synonyms

• hazard

More generic

• obstacle

More specific

• bunker
• sand trap
• trap
• water hazard

Related

• golf course
• links course

Noun

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

Synonyms

• chance
• fortune
• hazard
• luck

More generic

• phenomenon

More specific

• bad luck
• even chance
• mischance
• mishap
• toss-up
• tossup

Noun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Synonyms

• endangerment
• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• risk

More generic

• danger

More specific

• health hazard
• moral hazard
• occupational hazard
• sword of Damocles

Verb

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Synonyms

• guess
• hazard
• pretend
• venture

More generic

• speculate

More specific

• anticipate
• call
• forebode
• foretell
• predict
• prognosticate
• promise
• surmise
• suspect

Verb

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Synonyms

• adventure
• chance
• gamble
• hazard
• risk
• run a risk
• take a chance
• take chances

More generic

• assay
• attempt
• essay
• seek
• try

More specific

• go for broke
• luck it
• luck through

Verb

put at risk

Synonyms

• adventure
• hazard
• jeopardize
• stake
• venture

More generic

• lay on the line
• put on the line
• risk

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