HAZARD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HAZARD?

Need another word that means the same as “hazard”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “hazard” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hazard” are: endangerment, jeopardy, peril, risk, chance, fortune, luck, danger, threat, menace, probability, fortuity, fate, destiny, providence, serendipity, accident, adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, jeopardize, stake, venture, guess, pretend, put forward, proffer, advance, volunteer, put at risk, bet, take a chance with

Hazard as a Noun

Definitions of "Hazard" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hazard” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Chance; probability.
• A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
• The pocketing of the cue ball off another ball.
• (in real tennis) each of the winning openings in the court.
• A danger or risk.
• A gambling game using two dice, in which the chances are complicated by arbitrary rules.
• An obstacle on a golf course.
• A potential source of danger.
• The pocketing of the object ball.
• An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.
• A stroke with which a ball is pocketed.
• A permanent feature of a golf course which presents an obstruction to playing a shot, such as a bunker or stream.

Synonyms of "Hazard" as a noun (17 Words)

accident	An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury. It was due to an accident or fortuity.
chance	A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible. He played down his chances of becoming chairman.
danger	A dangerous place. One of the trains involved passed a signal at danger.
destiny	An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. He believed in destiny.
endangerment	The action of putting someone or something at risk or in danger. Child endangerment.
fate	The course of someone’s life, or the outcome of a situation for someone or something, seen as outside their control. Deserved a better fate.
fortuity	The state of being controlled by chance. It was due to an accident or fortuity.
fortune	An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another. Only good fortune has prevented British casualties.
jeopardy	Danger of loss, harm, or failure. The whole peace process is in jeopardy.
luck	Something regarded as bringing about or portending good or bad things. They say luck is a lady.
menace	Threatening words or actions. A demand of money with menaces.
peril	The dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity. A setback to the state could present a peril to the regime.
probability	The quality or state of being probable; the extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case. The area under the curve represents probability.
providence	The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. They found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort.
risk	The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. Flouting the law was too much of a risk.
serendipity	The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. A fortunate stroke of serendipity.
threat	A warning that something unpleasant is imminent. Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan.

Usage Examples of "Hazard" as a noun

• The hazards of childbirth.
• Drinking alcohol is a health hazard.
• We can form no calculation concerning the laws of hazard.
• A safety hazard.

Hazard as a Verb

Definitions of "Hazard" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hazard” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Put (something) at risk of being lost.
• Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome.
• Say (something) in a tentative way.
• Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
• Put at risk.

Synonyms of "Hazard" as a verb (19 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. I advanced the schedule by several weeks.
adventure	Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. They had adventured into the forest.
bet	Maintain with or as if with a bet. He ll be surprised to see me I ll bet.
chance	Be the case by chance. He was very effusive if they chanced to meet.
gamble	Take risky action in the hope of a desired result. They gambled their money on cards.
guess	Put forward of a guess in spite of possible refutation. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up.
jeopardize	Pose a threat to; present a danger to. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York s position as a financial centre.
pretend	Represent fictitiously as in a play or pretend to be or act like. She pretends to be an expert on wine.
proffer	Present for acceptance or rejection. He proffered his resignation.
put at risk	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
put forward	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
risk	Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. Coal producers must sharpen up or risk losing half their business.
run a risk	Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor.
stake	Tie or fasten to a stake. Stake out the path.
take a chance	Receive or obtain regularly.
take a chance with	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
take chances	Have with oneself; have on one’s person.
venture	Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action. She ventured out into the blizzard.
volunteer	Do volunteer work. He was volunteered for parachute training by friends.

Usage Examples of "Hazard" as a verb

• He hazarded a guess.
• The cargo business is too risky to hazard money on.

Associations of "Hazard" (30 Words)

aftermath	The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event. The aftermath of war.
aftershock	A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
avalanche	Engulf or carry off by an avalanche. The climbers were avalanched down the south face of the mountain.
combustible	A combustible substance. A combustible gas.
danger	A dangerous place. There was a danger he would do the wrong thing.
dangerous	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. A dangerous animal.
deadly	(used as intensives) extremely. Deadly earnest.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. She had a devastating wit.
earthquake	A disturbance that is extremely disruptive. Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees.
epicenter	The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
excitability	Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part.
flammability	The quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly.
forewarn	Inform (someone) of a possible future danger or problem. He had been forewarned of a coup plot.
hazardous	Involving risk or danger. Skydiving is a hazardous sport.
imminent	About to happen. In imminent danger.
insecure	(of a job or situation) liable to change for the worse; not permanent or settled. A rather gauche insecure young man.
jeopardy	Danger of loss, harm, or failure. The whole peace process is in jeopardy.
landslide	A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff. They won by a landslide.
mudslide	A mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.
neurotoxin	Any toxin that affects neural tissues.
parlous	Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious. She is parlous handsome.
peril	The dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity. The movement is in peril of dying.
risk	Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. Shelley was far too intelligent to risk attempting to deceive him.
seismograph	A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake.
seismology	The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
toxicity	Grave harmfulness or deadliness. She went public with allegations of workplace toxicity and sexism.
tremor	Undergo a tremor or tremors. A disorder that causes tremors and muscle rigidity.
vibration	A person’s emotional state, the atmosphere of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by others. Powerful vibrations from an earthquake.
volatility	The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor. The succession of new rulers contributed to the volatility of the situation.
warn	Admonish or counsel in terms of someone’s behavior. I warned him not to go too far.