Antonym of the word dangerous

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1. dangerousadjective

   Full of danger.

   Antonyms:
   safe

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. dangerous

   That which is formidable is worthy of fear if encountered or opposed; as, a formidable array of troops, or of evidence. Formidable is a word of more dignity than dangerous, and suggests more calm and collected power than terrible; formidable is less overwhelming than tremendous. A loaded gun is dangerous; a park of artillery is formidable; a charge of cavalry is terrible; the full shock of great armies is tremendous. A dangerous man is likely to do mischief, and needs watching; a formidable man may not be dangerous if not attacked; an enraged maniac is terrible; the force of ocean waves in a storm, and the silent pressure in the ocean depths, are tremendous.

   Antonyms:
   contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, powerless, weak

   Synonyms:
   formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous

   Preposition:
   Formidable by or in numbers; in strength; formidable to the enemy.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. dangerous, unsafeadjective

   involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

   «a dangerous criminal»; «a dangerous bridge»; «unemployment reached dangerous proportions»

   Antonyms:
   safe and sound, risk-free, fail-safe, off the hook(p), unhazardous, noncritical, unhurt, safe, riskless, noncrucial

   Synonyms:
   serious, insecure, severe, unsafe, life-threatening, grievous, grave

2. dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective

   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»

   Antonyms:
   risk-free, unhurt, safe and sound, safe, noncrucial, off the hook(p), noncritical, fail-safe, unhazardous, riskless

   Synonyms:
   severe, sober, serious, wicked, stark, unsafe, terrible, hard, spartan, stern, heavy, unplayful, weighty, monstrous, grave, good, grievous, atrocious, sedate, flagitious, life-threatening, knockout, austere, heartbreaking, heartrending, solemn

How to use dangerous in a sentence?

1. Theodore Roszak:

   To bemoan the messiness of politics is not just a folly it betrays a dangerous impatience with basic realities. It is like becoming disturbed that people do not fall in love sensibly — and so deciding to computerize the problem.

2. Sun Nahm-kook:

   The government has stepped up monitoring over the possibility of dangerous acts by the North against our citizens and has strengthened security measures for the safety of our citizens.

3. Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky:

   Russia will have to stand long in agony by the bed of the sick emperor. It will be painful for the population and dangerous for the West.

4. Thomas Sowell:

   One of the most pathetic — and dangerous — signs of our times is the growing number of individuals and groups who believe that no one can possibly disagree with them for any honest reason.

5. The United:

   The( National Defense Strategy.Russia) too often rests on questionable assumptions and weak analysis, and it leaves unanswered critical questions regarding how The United States will meet the challenges of a more dangerous world.

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