Vocabulaire

dangerous

Adjectif

Exemple: “This road is dangerous.”

Synonymes: risky

Antonymes: safe

connote

Verbe

Exemple: “The word can connote danger.”

Synonymes: suggest, imply

Antonymes: denote

secure

Adjectif

Exemple: “The system is secure.”

Synonymes: safe, protected

Antonymes: unsafe

hazard

Nom

Exemple: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”

Synonymes: danger, risk

Antonymes: safety

abuse

Nom

Exemple: “Abuse of power is dangerous.”

Synonymes: misuse, harm

Antonymes: care

security

Nom

Exemple: “Security is important online.”

Synonymes: safety, protection

Antonymes: danger

chemical

Nom

Exemple: “This chemical is dangerous.”

Synonymes: substance

Antonymes: natural material

emergency

Nom

Exemple: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

Synonymes: crisis, urgent situation

Antonymes: normal situation

menacingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The dog growled menacingly.”

Synonymes: threateningly, ominously

Antonymes: harmlessly, gently

salvation

Nom

Exemple: “For many, education is a path to salvation from poverty.”

Synonymes: rescue, deliverance

Antonymes: ruin, damnation

brave

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was brave of her to speak the truth.”

Synonymes: courageous

Antonymes: cowardly

treacherous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The path became treacherous after the snowstorm.”

Synonymes: perilous, deceitful

Antonymes: safe, trustworthy

notoriously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The road is notoriously dangerous in winter.”

Synonymes: famously, infamously

Antonymes: obscurely, respectably

compromised

Adjectif

Exemple: “The data may have been compromised during the breach.”

Synonymes: endangered, weakened

Antonymes: secure, protected

fear

Nom

Exemple: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

Synonymes: terror, anxiety

Antonymes: courage

treacherously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The surface looked solid but behaved treacherously underfoot.”

Synonymes: deceitfully

Antonymes: reliably

apprehensive

Adjectif

Exemple: “I felt apprehensive about the outcome of the trial.”

Synonymes: uneasy

Antonymes: confident

risky

Adjectif

Exemple: “It’s risky to invest without research.”

Synonymes: dangerous

Antonymes: safe

guard

Verbe

Exemple: “The building is guarded at night.”

Synonymes: protect

Antonymes: endanger

minor

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was only a minor problem.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: major

alarm

Nom

Exemple: “The alarm rang at 7 a.m.”

Synonymes: alert

preservationist

Nom

Exemple: “The preservationist campaigned to protect forests.”

Synonymes: conservationist

Antonymes: developer

harmful

Adjectif

Exemple: “Smoking is harmful.”

Synonymes: dangerous

Antonymes: safe

warn

Verbe

Exemple: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonymes: alert, inform

Antonymes: ignore

safe

Adjectif

Exemple: “The area is safe at night.”

Synonymes: secure

Antonymes: dangerous

careful

/ˈkerfəl/

Exemple: “Be careful with the hot tea.”

Synonymes: deliberate, close, conscientious

Antonymes: careless