hazard

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HAZARD

something that may cause injury or harm <the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard>

Synonyms hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble

Related Words snare, trap; booby trap

Near Antonyms guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

the uncertain course of events <it was only by hazard and good fortune that we found our way back to the trail>

Synonyms accident, casualty [archaic], circumstance, hap, hazard, luck

Near Antonyms intent, intention, purpose; design, outline, plan, scheme

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