Synonyms & related words for peril

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of peril — including danger, jeopardy, hazard, riskiness, risk, endangerment. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to peril

Explore words related to peril — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include jeopardous, perilous, threaten, dangerousness, dangerous, hazardous, perilously, chanciness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for peril

Common synonyms for peril include danger, jeopardy, hazard, riskiness, risk, endangerment, imperil, endanger — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does peril come from?

The word peril breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root peril-, from Latin periculum (“danger, trial”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.