HAZARD Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈha-zərd

Definition of hazard

as in threat

something that may cause injury or harm the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard

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as in luck

the uncertain course of events it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail

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verb

as in to endanger

to place in danger just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship

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as in to risk

to take a chance on was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield

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Recent Examples of hazard

Noun

Scaffolding inspections can require inspectors and site crew to access dangerous or elevated areas, creating additional exposure to fall hazards. — Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Pete Brown, a spokesman for City Councilmember Traci Park, whose district encompasses much of the Westside, including Brentwood, said Park’s office routinely receives reports about street hazards. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

When asked to predict demand for a product that doesn’t exist yet, AI will hazard a guess based on the past. — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026 Clothes Iron and Steamer Many cruise lines have policies forbidding the use of clothes irons and steamers and won’t allow these fire hazards onboard. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hazard

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazard

Noun

Altman was careful to say that Astra, OpenAI’s current flagship model, does not pose an existential threat.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Jamal allegedly promised to protect the Feeding Our Future operatives against the threat of prosecution, took their money, and then turned some of them over to investigators.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of threat

Noun

It is said that touching the polished engravings of the event placed at the pedestal of the Nepomuk statue will bring luck and ensure a return to Prague.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Playing Stratego well requires randomizing the arrangement of your pieces, so luck always plays a role.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

Verb

Against that backdrop, pupils' complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Against that backdrop, pupils’ complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of endanger

Verb

Sellers risk accepting an offer, only to have the bank say no.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

While such cardiovascular dangers are real, Harvard Medical School experts say there's no scientifically valid evidence behind the common belief that caffeine can stunt a person's growth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Gavin Francis From its origins in the classical physique and homoerotic spectacle, bodybuilding today often involves the use of steroids whose dangers are not properly understood.

— Conor Heffernan, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of danger

Verb

In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of threaten

Noun

The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport, claiming 30 lives since 1982.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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