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hazardous

  • adjective
  • /ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/

risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.

Other meanings

  1. Of or involving chance.

Synonyms

  • risky
  • wild

Antonyms

  • non-hazardous

Related words

  • hazardous material
  • hazmat

Word history

From Middle French "hasardeux".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hazardous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.