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- [haz-er-duh s]
- /ˈhæz ər dəs/
- /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [haz-er-duh s]
- /ˈhæz ər dəs/
Definitions of hazardous word
- adjective hazardous full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey. 1
- adjective hazardous dependent on chance. 1
- noun hazardous Risky; dangerous. 1
- adjective hazardous Something that is hazardous is dangerous, especially to people's health or safety. 0
- adjective hazardous involving great risk 0
- adjective hazardous depending on chance 0
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Origin of hazardous
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; hazard + -ous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hazardous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hazardous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hazardous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hazardous
adj hazardous
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- unhealthy — not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
- unsafe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
adjective hazardous
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
Antonyms for hazardous
adj hazardous
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
Top questions with hazardous
- which of the following is not considered a hazardous waste?
- which of the following hazardous waste lists?
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- what is hazardous waste?
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- at which temperature must you keep potentially hazardous foods hot?
- what does hazardous mean?
- which of the following are potentially hazardous foods?
- which of the following statements is true about hazardous waste?
- potentially hazardous foods are which of the following?
- which foods are classified as potentially hazardous?
- which is considered a household hazardous waste?
- what are potentially hazardous foods?
- which of the following hazardous waste lists from the environment?
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