How do you pronounce perilous?

perilous is pronounced as /ˈper.ɪ.ləs/.

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perilous

⚠️perilous

adjective

/ˈper.ɪ.ləs/

perigee perimeter

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Meaning

full of danger or risk

Full of danger or risk; hazardous and threatening.

Example Sentences

They undertook a perilous journey through the mountains.

The explorers took a perilous journey.

Synonyms

dangerous, risky, hazardous, unsafe, treacherous, precarious

Entry 1

dangerous, risky, hazardous, unsafe, treacherous

Entry 2

dangerous, risky, hazardous, unsafe, treacherous, precarious

Antonyms

safe, secure, harmless, protected, stable, certain

Entry 1

safe, secure, harmless

Entry 2

safe, secure, protected, harmless, stable, certain

Collocations

perilous journey, perilous situation, perilous path, perilous condition

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Very kind and generous, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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Having impressive beauty, dignity, or grandeur; regal and stately in appearance.

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Characterized by much sitting and little physical activity.

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joyful; playful; merry; cheerful

mutable

Capable of change or alteration.

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in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined

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