dangerous :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (0)

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

adj. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

grave, severe, grievous, serious

adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

Fuzzynyms (38)

significant, important

adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

sedate, sober, staid

adj. characterized by dignity and propriety

grave, sedate, sober, solemn

adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

crucial, important

adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

eventful, consequential

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

big, momentous

adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

high, heavy, big, violent

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

heavy, weighty

adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

sharp, acute, keen, piercing, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative

adj. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

serious, weighty

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

Synonyms (5)

unsafe, insecure

adj. lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

vulnerable

adj. susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

desperate

adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

dire

adj. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

Antonyms (5)

safe, non-dangerous

adj. free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

harmless

adj. not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

harmless, innocuous

adj. unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"

dangerous

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!