dangerous

 
  Grep  of  noun  dangerous 
  dangerous  undertaking 
  dangerousness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dangerous 
 
  The  adj  dangerous  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  dangerous,  unsafe  --  (involving  or  causing  danger  or  risk;  liable  to  hurt  or  harm;  "a  dangerous  criminal";  "a  dangerous  bridge";  "unemployment  reached  dangerous  proportions") 
  2.  (1)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dangerous 
 
  2  senses  of  dangerous 
 
  Sense  1 
  dangerous  (vs.  safe),  unsafe 
 
  safe  (vs.  dangerous) 
  =>  fail-safe 
  =>  harmless,  innocuous 
  =>  off  the  hook(prenominal) 
  =>  out  of  danger(prenominal),  secure 
  =>  risk-free,  riskless,  unhazardous 
  =>  safe  and  sound,  unhurt 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  critical)  ->  noncritical,  noncrucial 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dangerous 
 
  2  senses  of  dangerous 
 
  Sense  1 
  dangerous  (vs.  safe),  unsafe 
  =>  breakneck 
  =>  chancy,  chanceful,  dicey,  dodgy 
  =>  desperate 
  =>  harmful 
  =>  hazardous,  risky,  venturesome,  venturous 
  =>  insidious 
  =>  on  the  hook(prenominal) 
  =>  parlous,  perilous,  precarious,  touch-and-go 
  =>  self-destructive,  suicidal 
  =>  treacherous,  unreliable 
  Also  See->  insecure#2,  unsafe#1;  vulnerable#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
  =>  critical  (vs.  noncritical) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dangerous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dangerous 
 
  dangerous  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dangerous 
  dangerous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dangerous 
 
  The  adj  dangerous  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  dangerous,  unsafe  --  (involving  or  causing  danger  or  risk;  liable  to  hurt  or  harm;  "a  dangerous  criminal";  "a  dangerous  bridge";  "unemployment  reached  dangerous  proportions") 
  2.  (1)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (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") 

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