Synonyms for perilous
ˈpɛr ə ləsper·ilous

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1. 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, unsteady

   Antonyms:
   actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. perilous

   Synonyms:
   hazardous, dangerous

   Antonyms:
   safe, secure, certain

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. 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, shaky

   Antonyms:
   safe

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. high-risk

   the meaning is similar to high-risk's.

   exposed to a danger

   Submitted by rinat on June 6, 2017  

2. jeopardous

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perilousadjective

   Synonyms:
   dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught with danger

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1. perilousadjective

   Synonyms:
   dangerous, hazardous, imperiled, unsafe

   Antonyms:
   safe

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1. List of paraphrases for "perilous":

   dangerous, hazardous, treacherous, risky, precarious

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1. Antonio Guterres:

   The people of Afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour.

2. Shu Zhang:

   We didn't have a penny, we were losing money, and we couldn't pay wages, every day was perilous.

3. Carly Fiorina:

   Many people have commented on the comparison and I’m flattered by it, frankly, margaret Thatcher was a great leader for her nation at a pivotal and perilous time.

4. White House:

   We're allowing these people to take their children on a perilous journey without correcting the falsities.

5. Dallas Woodhouse:

   I think it is perilous to our system of democratic government for the courts to reassign political power that was won at the ballot box by one party based on what the court thinks is fairness, because that's elusive, i think you have to be concerned that more and more of the state courts are being attempted to be used to settle political disputes for one party when they were unsuccessful at the ballot box.