hazardousness
Degree of danger
The quality of being hazardous—dangerous, risky, or potentially harmful.
Hazardousness is typically used in technical or regulatory contexts to describe the degree of danger something poses: The hazardousness of the chemicals required special handling procedures.
The simpler word hazard often serves better in casual speech.
Serious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- harmInjury or damage
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
fatal · lethal · catastrophic · disastrous · precarious · treacherous · dire · grave
Quantified chance of occurrence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · precariousness · gamble · speculation · venture · odds · contingency · instability
Capable of causing death
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
polluted · radioactive · corrosive · mutagenic · toxic · asbestos · mercury · lead
Dangerously insecure
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- unstableProne to sudden change
- unsoundWeak or flawed
- shakyTrembling or unstable
dodgy · vulnerable · exposed · risky · unreliable · defective · faulty · substandard
peril
Serious threat of harm
deadly · fatal · lethal · catastrophic · disastrous · precarious · treacherous · dire · grave · critical
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · gamble · speculation · venture · odds · contingency · instability · unpredictability
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
contaminated · polluted · radioactive · corrosive · mutagenic · toxic · asbestos · mercury · lead · cyanide
precarious
Dangerously insecure
shaky · dodgy · vulnerable · exposed · risky · unreliable · defective · faulty · substandard · unprotected
hazardousnesssafety
Freedom from harm
safeness · harmlessness · security · innocuousness · inoffensiveness
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