What is another word for perilous?
Synonyms for perilous
ˈpɛr ə ləsper·ilous
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word perilous.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
perilous
Uncertain is applied to things that human knowledge can not certainly determine or that human power can not certainly control; precarious originally meant dependent on the will of another, and now, by extension of meaning, dependent on chance or hazard, with manifest unfavorable possibility verging toward probability; as, one holds office by a precarious tenure, or land by a precarious title; the strong man's hold on life is uncertain, the invalid's is precarious.
Synonyms:
doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, insecure, precarious, risky, unassured, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteadyAntonyms:
actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-goadjective
fraught with danger
"dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
Synonyms:
parlous, precarious, touch-and-go, unstable, shakyAntonyms:
safe
Editors Contribution
high-risk
the meaning is similar to high-risk's.
exposed to a danger
Submitted by rinat on June 6, 2017jeopardous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
perilousadjective
Synonyms:
dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught with danger
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "perilous":
Suggested Resources
perilous
Song lyrics by perilous -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by perilous on the Lyrics.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#4178 | dangerous | |
#5700 | hazardous | |
#10488 | unstable | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#15665 | risky | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#23071 | dubious | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#37389 | treacherous | |
#38566 | perilous | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#49479 | unsteady | |
#70807 | equivocal | |
#243836 | parlous |
How to use perilous in a sentence?
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order to things.
This senseless action will have significant, harmful repercussions now and far beyond this perilous moment, particularly as the WHO is leading worldwide vaccine development and drug trials to combat the pandemic, cOVID-19 affects us all and does not respect borders ; defeating it requires the entire world working together. In the strongest terms possible, American Medical Association urges the President to reverse course and not abandon our country's leadership position in the global fight against COVID-19.
The people of Afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour.
Chicago is better and stronger for his leadership, and I was a better President for his wise counsel at a particularly perilous time for our country.
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
We've got to break the business model of the criminal smugglers and stop the desperate flow of people crammed into makeshift vessels from embarking on a fruitless and perilous journey.
Translations for perilous
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- محفوف بالمخاطرArabic
- perillósCatalan, Valencian
- farligDanish
- gefahrvoll, gefährlichGerman
- επικίνδυνοςGreek
- peligrosoSpanish
- vaarallinen, hengenvaarallinenFinnish
- périlleuxFrench
- berbahayaIndonesian
- pericoloso, rischiosoItalian
- מְסוּכָּןHebrew
- 危険なJapanese
- 위험한Korean
- periculosusLatin
- gevaarlijkDutch
- niebezpiecznyPolish
- perigoso, periculoso, arriscadoPortuguese
- опа́сный, риско́ванныйRussian
- farligSwedish
- அபாயTamil
- tehlikeliTurkish
- 危险的Chinese
Get even more translations for perilous »
Translation
Find a translation for the perilous synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"perilous." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/perilous>.
Discuss these perilous synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In