dangerous

Meaning

1. Full of danger.
2. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
3. (colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.

Opposite of

safe

Synonyms

perilous

risky

hazardous

unsafe

harmful

precarious

treacherous

serious

critical

‼️

bad

👎

deadly

grave

🪦

severe

wild

threatening

fearful

😨

angry

😠

life-threatening

poisonous

rash

scary

fierce

formidable

unreliable

adventurous

parlous

close

danger

❗

adventuresome

delicate

savage

violent

watch out

evil

menacing

lethal

nasty

limping

enemy

narrow

peril

touch-and-go

grievous

desperate

insecure

uncertain

mean

be fearsome

be awe-inspiring

be fear-inspiring

Translations

pericoloso

dangereux

peligroso

gefährlich

gevaarlijk

perigoso

périlleux

tehlikeli

hachelijk

link

arriscado

επικίνδυνος

acutus

azılı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdeɪnʒ(ə)ɹəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dangerous

In summary

From Middle English dangerous (“difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught with danger”), daungerous, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French dangereus (“threatening, difficult”), from dangier. Equivalent to danger + -ous.
Displaced native Old English frēcne.

Sentences

Taking part in road traffic is potentially dangerous after donating blood .