more dangerous

ADJECTIVE

hazardous, troubling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarming bad critical deadly fatal nasty perilous precarious risky serious terrible threatening treacherous ugly unhealthy unsafe unstable

WEAK

breakneck chancy dangersome delicate dynamite exposed formidable hairy heavy hot impending impregnable insecure jeopardous loaded malignant menacing mortal on collision course parlous portentous pressing queasy serpentine shaky speculative thorny ticklish touch-and-go touchy urgent viperous vulnerable wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK agreeable certain good great happy harmless healthful healthy honest kind nice pleasant pleasing safe secure stable strong sure trivial true unimportant wholesome wonderful

WEAK

careful guarded unhazardous untroubled

Example Sentences

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Superantigens can trigger powerful immune reactions and are linked to severe inflammatory responses, potentially making infections much more dangerous.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

They can be more dangerous when they turn a story into a product before the story has been tested.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Playing at these angles has helped teams move from wide positions into more dangerous central positions playing behind the midfield.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

New and improved KAT doesn’t score as much, but he’s made himself more dangerous by moving the rock: His playoff average of 5.6 assists per game is nearly double his career average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

They kept their beaks faced toward the stranger, and Luna felt for sure that they had somehow become harder, sharper, and more dangerous than before.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill