Synonyms for
Perils
Definition
serious and immediate danger
Synonyms & similar words
riskiness
scupper
threaten
imperil
jeopardise
danger
expose
jeopardize
hazard
risk
jeopardy
endanger
peril
menace
queer
endangerment
danger
hazard
risk
threat
jeopardy
trouble
difficulty
problem
pitfall
adversity
calamity
disaster
misfortune
distress
hardship
tribulation
emergency
crisis
doom
persecution
Example sentences
- The hikers faced many perils on their dangerous journey.
- The firefighter bravely faced the peril of the burning building.
- Driving under the influence puts yourself and others in peril.
- The children were warned of the perils of playing with matches.
- The entrepreneur faced financial peril when the business failed.
Quotes
The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride.
We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good will; no advantage shall be taken on either side, but all shall be openness and love. I will not call you children, --for parents sometimes chide their children too severely; nor brothers only, --for brothers differ. The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chain; for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break. We are the same as if one man's body were to be divided into two parts, we are all one flesh and blood.
Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.