Useful

Usefulvocabulary:
Vocabulary:synonyms and
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1. Causing danger
dangerous
Hazardous Perilous risky

Perilous is more literary than the other words and has the feature (serious), whereas
hazardous and risky suggest chance. Risky collocates with nouns that denote action.

Dangerous Hazardous Risky Perilous

Our situation is + + + +
His journey was + + + +
Their escape was + + +
Mountain climbing can be + + +
This operation is + + +
This road is + +
This person is +
This animal is +
Smallpox can be +
Books can be +

2. Fast
Fast
Rapid Quick Instant

Rapid is more literary than the other words and has the additional feature of (intense)
speed in motion, whereas quick and instant suggest a length of time.
Fast Quick Instant rapid
This person is + +
This animal is + +
This is …. Coffee* +
A(n) … dinner + +
His reaction was + + +
A phone call can be +
His heartbeat is + + +
The patient’s recovery was + + +
*use instant only before a noun to describe food or drink

Other synonyms for fast:

 speedy  swift

 hasty  express

 hurried  brisk

 prompt