dangerous as in involving or causing danger or risk
- "liable to hurt or harm"
- "a dangerous criminal"
- "a dangerous bridge"
- "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
Synonyms
- unsafelacking in security or safety; involving or causing danger or risk; not safe from attack
dangerous as in 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"
Synonyms
- graveshape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; death of a person; a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation ; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; of great gravity or crucial import
- grievouscausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; causing or marked by grief or anguish; of great gravity or crucial import; shockingly brutal or cruel
- seriousconcerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; of great consequence; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; appealing to the mind; completely lacking in playfulness ; requiring effort or concentration
- severeintensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; very strong or vigorous; severely simple; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; very bad in degree or extent
- life-threateningcausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm