hazard

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. danger, chance, risk, peril, gamble; accident, adventure, contingency. —v. risk, venture, gamble. See rashness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Danger]

Syn. risk, peril, jeopardy; see danger .

2. [Luck]

Syn. chance, possibility, accident; see risk 2 , uncertainty 3 , venture .

See Synonym Study at danger . v.

Syn. stake, try, guess; see chance 2 , gamble 1 , risk , venture .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

danger, threat, peril, risk, jeopardy, pitfall, *thin ice, *house ofcards, insecurity, endangerment, cause for alarm, quicksand.

II

v.

risk, chance, venture, wager, gamble, stake, dare, attempt, try, *go out on a limb, *go for broke.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An unexpected random event: accident, chance, fluke, fortuity, hap, happenchance, happenstance. See CERTAIN, SURPRISE. 2. The quality shared by random, unintended, or unpredictable events or this quality regarded as the cause of such events: chance, fortuitousness, fortuity, fortune, hap, luck. See CERTAIN. 3. Exposure to possible harm, loss, or injury: danger, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk. See SAFETY. 4. A possibility of danger or harm: chance, gamble, risk. See SAFETY. II verb 1. To expose to possible loss or damage: adventure, compromise, risk, venture. See SAFETY. 2. To run the risk of: adventure, chance, risk, venture. See SAFETY. 3. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely: dare, presume, pretend, venture. See TRY.