Synonyms of harm's way

harm's way

noun

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risk
• jeopardy
• danger
• trouble
• peril
• distress
• endangerment
• imperilment
• threat
• vulnerability
• exposure
• openness
• susceptibility
• liability
• helplessness
• precariousness
• weakness
• susceptibleness
• defenselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harm's way

Jones picked up the person to get them out of harm's way and brought them to the parking lot, off I-635 and Midway Road. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The woman, Mary Evelyn Nicole Manning-Kellione, 39, managed to pull the boy out of harm's way but did not escape the raging flash flood. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2026

The council recommends shifting some flood insurance policies to private insurance companies, and moving faster to map flood risk accurately across the country, so that fewer homes are in harm's way. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 7 May 2026

Israel says the warnings aim to keep civilians out of harm's way. — ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026