Synonyms of dangers

dangers

noun

plural of danger

as in threats

something that may cause injury or harm

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threats
• risks
• perils
• hazards
• menaces
• pitfalls
• troubles
• imminences
• snares
• traps
• booby traps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safeguards
• protections
• guards
• wards
• shields
• shelters
• harbors
• refuges
• asylums
• retreats
• havens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dangers

According to the Cleveland Clinic, among the dangers of vaping are addiction to nicotine, asthma, cancer, lung scarring, coughing, shortness of breath and a dry/irritated mouth and throat. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

Doing so is not only a matter of altruism; the United States itself will have to grapple with migrants fleeing failing states, pandemics, and the dangers of climate change. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Schools already rehearse fire drills and lockdown drills for dangers that are statistically rare. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

The railroad had known about some of the dangers since the 1930s, German-Oden said. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan offered an example of how higher oil prices could make voyages through Hormuz commercially worthwhile despite the dangers. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

In recent years, hard lessons have been learned about the dangers of outsourcing defense supply lines to foreign companies, so there is a concerted push to redevelop homegrown industrial and development capabilities. — David Szondy october 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

The Council held a nearly 10-hour hearing on the potential dangers of AI, with representatives from Google, Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

For several years, people in custody, advocates and local media have sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by extreme temperatures in Pennsylvania’s state prisons. — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026