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   Per·il

   /ˈperəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. serious and immediate danger: "a setback to the state could present a peril to the regime"
   • ▪ the dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity: "she first witnessed the perils of pop stardom a decade ago"

   verb

   • 1. expose to danger; threaten: archaic "Jonathon periled his life for love of David"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin peric(u)lum ‘danger’, from the base of experiri‘to try’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Synonyms for PERIL: threat, danger, risk, menace, hazard, trouble, imminence, pitfall; Antonyms of PERIL: protection, ward, guard, shield, refuge, harbor, safeguard, shelter.

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   Find 19 different ways to say PERIL, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   Find 2,086 synonyms for peril and other similar words that you can use instead based on 9 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

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   Synonyms for PERILS: threats, dangers, risks, hazards, menaces, pitfalls, troubles, imminences; Antonyms of PERILS: safeguards, protections, guards, wards, shields, shelters, harbors, refuges.

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   n. exposing. v. endangering. v. hang by a thread. # defy , imperil. Another way to say Peril? Synonyms for Peril (other words and phrases for Peril).

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   Synonyms and antonyms of peril in English. peril. noun. These are words and phrases related to peril. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of peril. Does he understand the perils of mountain climbing?. Synonyms. risk. danger. hazard. jeopardy. pitfall. threat. menace. cause for alarm. vulnerability.

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   Other forms: perils; perilled; periled; perilling; periling. If you realize mid-climb that your rock climbing rope is frayed, you might be in peril. The word peril means imminent danger to life and limb. Peril comes from the Latin peric (u)lum, meaning danger.