treacherous
Dangerous and full of hidden risks, or unable to be trusted.
treacherous in a sentence
- Ice made the mountain path treacherous, and one careless step could mean a fall.
- Swimmers must avoid that corner of the bay, where treacherous currents hide beneath calm water.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to treacherous?
- Asafe
- Bdangerous
- Creliable
- Dtrusty
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B: dangerous. The other three mean the opposite of treacherous.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to treacherous?
- Asafe
- Bhazardous
- Cdangerous
- Drisky
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A: safe. The other three mean nearly the same as treacherous.
Words that mean something similar
dangerous, risky, hazardous
Words that mean the opposite
safe, reliable, trusty
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- vacant: Empty, with nobody using it.
- verge: The edge of something, or the moment just before something happens.
- void: A completely empty space.
- yonder: Over there, some distance away.
- adjacent: Right next to something else.
- ajar: Slightly open.
- aroma: A pleasant smell.
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