hazard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of HAZARD

to place in danger <just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship>

Synonyms adventure, compromise, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture

Related Words intimidate, threaten; expose; subject; chance, wager

Near Antonyms guard, protect, shelter, shield; preserve, resume, save

to take a chance on <was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield>

Synonyms adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, tempt, venture

Related Words beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave; compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wager

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