perilous Sentence Examples
- The mountaineers faced a perilous ascent amidst treacherous ice and sheer cliffs.
- Navigation through the treacherous waters of the whirlpool was a perilous endeavor.
- The rebels embarked on a perilous journey across enemy-held territory.
- The injured hiker found himself in a perilous situation, stranded on a remote trail.
- The clandestine meeting took place at a perilous time, as suspicion hung heavily in the air.
- The climber scaled the perilous rock face, with the slightest misstep threatening disaster.
- The journalists reported from a perilous war zone, risking their lives to tell the untold stories.
- The research team ventured into a perilous rainforest, teeming with venomous creatures and unknown dangers.
- The old wooden bridge creaked and groaned beneath its perilous weight.
- The politician's reckless statements put them in a perilous position, threatening their career and reputation.
perilous Meaning
perilous (s)
fraught with danger
perilous (a.)
Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.
Daring; reckless; dangerous.
Synonyms & Antonyms of perilous
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Synonyms:
- injurious
- harmful
- haphazard
- sickening
- baneful
- distressing
- wicked
- lethal
- murderous
- fell
- unpleasant
- fateful
- killer
- dire
- pernicious
- random
- hurtful
- dicey
- ultrahazardous
- deadly
- insecure
- jeopardizing
- fatal
- deleterious
- uncertain
- inimical
- ugly
- nasty
- mortal
- chance
- evil
- adverse
- malignant
- detrimental
- ill
- bad
- destructive
- noxious
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FAQs About the word perilous
fraught with dangerFull of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking., Daring; reckless; dangerous.
serious,dangerous, risky, hazardous, treacherous, parlous, unsafe, grievous, threatening, menacing
nonthreatening, innocuous, advantageous, good, harmless, advantageous, innocent, nonhazardous, beneficial, safe
The mountaineers faced a perilous ascent amidst treacherous ice and sheer cliffs.
Navigation through the treacherous waters of the whirlpool was a perilous endeavor.
The rebels embarked on a perilous journey across enemy-held territory.
The injured hiker found himself in a perilous situation, stranded on a remote trail.
