Synonyms for Peril (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a state of danger involving risk):
riskiness
WordNet sense 2 (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune):
endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk
WordNet sense 3 (pose a threat to; present a danger to):
endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace, threaten, jeopardise
WordNet sense 4 (put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position):
expose, scupper, expose
WordNet sense 5 (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury):
danger
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