What is another word for perils?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛɹə͡lz] (IPA)

The word "perils" refers to the dangers or risks of something. Some synonyms for perils are hazards, threats, risks, dangers, difficulties, pitfalls, and challenges. Hazards are anything that can cause harm or damage to a person or thing, while risks refer to the possibility of loss or injury. Similarly, dangers suggest potential harm or injury, while threats imply imminent danger or harm. Pitfalls are unforeseen or hidden dangers or risks, while challenges refer to difficult and demanding situations that require effort or skill to overcome. In general, all these synonyms indicate a sense of potential danger or risk that one should be aware of in order to avoid or overcome it.

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Usage examples for Perils

You brave the greatest perils with a stout-heartedness that the best of us could scarcely summon.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
I know, I feel that you have a resource in store against all these perils!
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
It was with him that she was willing to venture forth into unknown perils.
"Command"
William McFee

Famous quotes with Perils

  • We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves.
    Daniel Boone
  • The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
    James Bovard
  • For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.
    George Byron
  • Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan.
    John Bates Clark
  • The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.
    Walter Cronkite

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