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hazard

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hazard

1 something that may cause injury or harm

  • the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard
Synonyms of hazard

danger, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble
Words Related to hazard

snare, trap

booby trap
Near Antonyms of hazard

guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward

asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

2 the uncertain course of events

  • it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail
Synonyms of hazard

accident, casualty [archaic], chance, circumstance, hap, luck
Words Related to hazard

fortuitousness, fortuity, haphazardry, randomness, uncertainty

fluke, happenchance, happenstance

destiny, doom, fate, fortune, lot

danger, peril, risk
Near Antonyms of hazard

intent, intention, purpose

design, outline, plan, scheme

hazard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hazard

1 to place in danger

  • just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship
Synonyms of hazard

adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture
Words Related to hazard

intimidate, threaten

expose

subject

chance, wager
Near Antonyms of hazard

guard, protect, shelter, shield

preserve, resume, save

2 to take a chance on

  • was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield
Synonyms of hazard

adventure, chance, gamble (on), risk, tempt, venture
Words Related to hazard

beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave

compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace

expose, subject

bet (on), wager
Phrases Synonymous with hazard

run the risk of

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