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Textual thesaurus for "peril"

(noun) risk, danger

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime; there was a danger he would do the wrong thing


(noun) hazard, jeopardy, risk, endangerment

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

drinking alcohol is a health hazard


(noun) riskiness

a state of danger involving risk


(verb) expose, endanger, scupper, queer

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position


(verb) menace, jeopardise, jeopardize, imperil, threaten, endanger

pose a threat to; present a danger to

The pollution is endangering the crops