Synonyms of danger

danger

noun

ˈdān-jər 

1

as in risk

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 & Similar Words

• risk
• jeopardy
• trouble
• peril
• distress
• endangerment
• threat
• imperilment
• harm's way
• vulnerability
• exposure
• precariousness
• susceptibility
• openness
• liability
• helplessness
• weakness
• susceptibleness
• defenselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safety
• security
• salvation
• preservation
• protection
• defense
• secureness
• safeness
• exemption
• immunity
• impunity
• inviolability
• invulnerability

2

as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm

willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threat
• risk
• menace
• peril
• hazard
• trouble
• imminence
• pitfall
• trap
• snare
• booby trap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• guard
• ward
• shield
• refuge
• shelter
• harbor
• safeguard
• retreat
• asylum
• haven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of danger

State officials claim these corporations knew about the extreme dangers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Yet as the dangers of AI chatbots unravel, there's shockingly little to no mention of them in most of the legislation above. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Parents reunited with children, victims pulled from danger, and dangerous individuals removed from our streets. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Like tobacco companies that spent decades denying the health dangers of cigarettes, people who financially benefit from dependence on fossil fuels will always try to deny that climate change is happening, and that their products are causing it. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026