PERIL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   Synonym(s)
   • danger (what does danger mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
   • there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
   Hypernyms(s) peril is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • crapshoot (what does crapshoot mean?)
   • gamble (what does gamble mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • gamble (what does gamble mean?)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • take chances (what does take chances mean?)
   • adventure (what does adventure mean?)
   • run a risk (what does run a risk mean?)
   • take a chance (what does take a chance mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • put on the line (what does put on the line mean?)
   • lay on the line (what does lay on the line mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a source of danger
   • a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   Synonym(s)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • jeopardy (what does jeopardy mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • drinking alcohol is a health hazard
   Hypernyms(s) peril is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • danger (what does danger mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • occupational hazard (what does occupational hazard mean?)
   • health hazard (what does health hazard mean?)
   • sword of Damocles (what does sword of Damocles mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • put on the line (what does put on the line mean?)
   • lay on the line (what does lay on the line mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • jeopardise (what does jeopardise mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threaten (what does threaten mean?)
   • imperil (what does imperil mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • jeopardise (what does jeopardise mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threaten (what does threaten mean?)
   • imperil (what does imperil mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • adventure (what does adventure mean?)
   • stake (what does stake mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • jeopardise (what does jeopardise mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threaten (what does threaten mean?)
   • imperil (what does imperil mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • adventure (what does adventure mean?)
   • stake (what does stake mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • gamble (what does gamble mean?)
   • chance (what does chance mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • take chances (what does take chances mean?)
   • adventure (what does adventure mean?)
   • run a risk (what does run a risk mean?)
   • take a chance (what does take a chance mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a state of danger involving risk
   Synonym(s)
   • riskiness (what does riskiness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) peril is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • danger (what does danger mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • speculativeness (what does speculativeness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • jeopardise (what does jeopardise mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threaten (what does threaten mean?)
   • imperil (what does imperil mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)

PERIL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
   Synonym(s)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • scupper (what does scupper mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) peril is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • bear upon (what does bear upon mean?)
   • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
   • touch on (what does touch on mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • compromise (what does compromise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • riskiness (what does riskiness mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • jeopardy (what does jeopardy mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • danger (what does danger mean?)
   • vulnerability (what does vulnerability mean?)
   • exposure (what does exposure mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pose a threat to
   • present a danger to
   Synonym(s)
   • endanger (what does endanger mean?)
   • imperil (what does imperil mean?)
   • jeopardise (what does jeopardise mean?)
   • jeopardize (what does jeopardize mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threaten (what does threaten mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The pollution is endangering the crops
   Hypernyms(s) peril is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exist (what does exist mean?)
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • riskiness (what does riskiness mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • jeopardy (what does jeopardy mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • threat (what does threat mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • jeopardy (what does jeopardy mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   • jeopardy (what does jeopardy mean?)
   • peril (what does peril mean?)
   • risk (what does risk mean?)