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SANCTUARY Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word sanctuary. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SANCTUARY

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danger
nounn
noun

• the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• a cause of pain or injury or loss

• a dangerous place

endangerment
nounn
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

exposure
nounn
noun

• vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

• the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

• the disclosure of something secret

• aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces

• the state of being vulnerable or exposed

• the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate

• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

• the act of exposing film to light

• presentation to view in an open or public manner

• abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)

hazard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• an obstacle on a golf course

verb

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• put at risk

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

insecure
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

• lacking in security or safety

• lacking self-confidence or assurance

adjective satellite

• not safe from attack

insecurity
nounn
noun

• the state of being subject to danger or injury

• the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

peril
nounn
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a state of danger involving risk

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

risk
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

• the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

verb

• expose to a chance of loss or damage

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

vulnerability
nounn
noun

• the state of being vulnerable or exposed

• susceptibility to injury or attack

Alternatives for DANGER

Alternatives for ENDANGERMENT

Alternatives for EXPOSURE

Alternatives for HAZARD

Alternatives for INSECURE

Alternatives for INSECURITY

Alternatives for PERIL

Alternatives for RISK

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