DANGERS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of dangers The tragedy prompted several lawsuits, along with numerous calls to remedy the dangers and minimize speeds along that section of PCH. — City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 2026 Some residents expressed concerns about pollution, the traffic congestion, the dangers of errant drivers around kids and the lingering aroma of frying food. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 The incident has alarmed the world, but perhaps no one more so than AI safety experts who have warning about these kinds of dangers for years and urging companies and governments to adopt more safeguards. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 In May, a First Nation community in Ontario issued an alert warning families about the dangers of intentionally consuming high doses of diphenhydramine, following reports of youth participation in the trend. — Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 An Oscar campaign in the 21st century is a barrage of media attention and narrative management, and one of the biggest dangers to a movie’s Best Picture chances is that people will get bored and want to talk about something else. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026 His tale made the dragon a powerful symbol of the corrupting effects of wealth and the dangers of avarice. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Ever since Anthropic announced Mythos had discovered thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers in April, anxieties over the dangers of next-generation AI models have been heightened. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 And now Iran has shown US troops face those same dangers around the region – with deadly consequences. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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Living in Alpine, Anderson has had to evacuate his home because of wildfire threats, and noted that CalFire, the county and the community learned from the fires and are much better prepared now than in the past.

— Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Starmer’s finance minister, Rachel Reeves, was ousted, replaced by John Healey, a former defense secretary who resigned in June and accused the Treasury of failing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of threats

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Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Leaving a private organization to collect sensitive information introduces risks, including that it could be stolen or used for business purposes, said Hoffman, the Case Western professor.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of risks

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In Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard famously explored the perils of living in a world of holograms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
As our planet revels in the recent achievements of this spring’s Artemis 2 mission and its four astronaut crew members, a new four-part PBS documentary series takes a scrutinizing look at space exploration and its inherent perils and promises.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 July 2026

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