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Synonyms for hazard

noun

  1. Danger

    risk, peril, jeopardy; see danger.

  2. Luck

    chance, possibility, accident; see risk 2, uncertainty 3, venture. See syn. study at danger.

verb

See hazard in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. An unexpected random event:

    accident, chance, fluke, fortuity, hap, happenchance, happenstance. See certain, surprise
  2. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events:

    chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, luck. See certain
  3. Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury:

    danger, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk. See safety
  4. A possibility of danger or harm:

    chance, gamble, risk. See safety
verb
  1. To expose to possible loss or damage:

    adventure, compromise, risk, venture. See safety
  2. To run the risk of:

    adventure, chance, risk, venture. See safety
  3. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely:

    dare, presume, pretend, venture. See try

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