peril - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Synonyms

• danger
• peril
• risk

More generic

• venture

More specific

• chance
• crapshoot
• gamble

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

Noun

a state of danger involving risk

Synonyms

• peril
• riskiness

More generic

• danger

More specific

• speculativeness

Verb

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Synonyms

• endanger
• expose
• peril
• queer
• scupper

More generic

• affect
• bear on
• bear upon
• impact
• touch
• touch on

More specific

• compromise

Verb

pose a threat to; present a danger to

Synonyms

• endanger
• imperil
• jeopardise
• jeopardize
• menace
• peril
• threaten

More generic

• be
• exist

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