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dangerous > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1dangerous, unsafeInvolving or causing danger or risk
2dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningCausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
dangerous > pronunciation
Soundsdey'njherahs
Rhymesabacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs...
dangerous > adjective 1
MeaningInvolving or causing danger or risk. Liable to hurt or harm.
Examples"a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Synonymsunsafe
Contrarysafe
Similarbreakneck; chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy; desperate; harmful; hazardous, risky, wild; insidious; mordacious; on the hook; parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go; self-destructive, suicidal; treacherous, unreliable
See alsoinsecure, unsafe; vulnerable
Nounsdanger; dangerousness; danger
Adverbsdangerously
dangerous > adjective 2
MeaningCausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.
Examples"a dangerous operation"
Synonymsgrave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
Similar tocritical
Nounsdangerousness

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