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

Also as is custom, adults will fret about the mostly mythical dangers children may face. — Muizz Akhtar, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026

The killing underscores the dangers facing Mexican local leaders who challenge cartels, as President Claudia Sheinbaum faces pressure to confront organized crime and corruption. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

But experts warn about the dangers of additional players on a crowded urban battlefield. — CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Like many animals, rising sea levels threaten to eradicate the spider’s current West Coast habitat, while invasive species pose additional dangers. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026

While scuba diving, the dangers of your equipment failing or decompression sickness can be as lethal as some of the difficulties astronauts face during their spacewalks. — Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Even that expansion presents dangers, the company acknowledged, because more traditional science and research is outside its current area of expertise. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

Tech investors sound cautiously optimistic about Anthropic's S-1 public offering document , despite persistent concerns about the future of AI and dangers of the technology. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

For China’s military, the war in Ukraine offers a running demonstration of those dangers and an opportunity to study them without exposing its own forces to combat. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026