peril

/pˈɛɹəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   “drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
2. a state of danger involving risk
3. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   “he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime”

verb

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
   “The pollution is endangering the crops”
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Synonyms for peril

• hazard
• jeopardy
• risk
• endangerment
• riskiness
• danger
• endanger
• jeopardize
• jeopardise
• menace
• threaten
• imperil
• queer
• expose
• scupper

Words that rhyme with peril

• sterile
• beryl
• feral
• imperil
• baril
• behrle
• berrill
• burel
• burell
• caryl
• ceryl
• cheryl
• darrel
• darrell
• darryl
• daryl
• deryle
• erol
• errol
• farrel
• ferol
• ferrall
• harrell
• herrell
• herrle
• jerel
• jheryl
• karel
• merrell
• merrill