Entry Word: danger

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil <he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home>

Synonyms distress, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble

Related Words exposure, liability, vulnerability; precariousness, threat

Near Antonyms preservation, salvation; defense, protection; exemption, immunity, impunity

Antonyms safeness, safety, security

2 something that may cause injury or harm <she was willing to face the dangers of the construction site in order to get her Frisbee back>

Synonyms hazard, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble

Related Words snare, trap

Near Antonyms guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward