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Common collocations with dangerous in American Collocation

dangerous adjective

US /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/

very

downright
exceedingly
exceptionally
exceptionally
extremely
highly
incredibly
positively
pretty
profoundly
so
terribly
truly
very

Nuclear waste is highly dangerous.

particularly

especially
particularly

Smoking is especially dangerous if you have a bad cough.

more and more

increasingly

The main fear for parents is that their children will be hurt on our increasingly dangerous roads.

rather

quite
rather

Surprisingly, many common houseplants are quite dangerous.

possibly

possibly
potentially

A pen is a potentially dangerous weapon in the hands of a prisoner.

as part of its basic nature

inherently
intrinsically

The Chief Inspector said that this type of driving was inherently dangerous and risked lives.

when everyone knows something is dangerous

notoriously

Vinny is making advance preparations for crossing a notoriously dangerous part of the ocean.

in a particular way

physically
politically

Presumably a study of the evidence would be too politically dangerous.

consider something dangerous

consider something
deem something
perceive something as
regard something as

Generally biking is considered dangerous on busy or narow roads.

be dangerous

be
prove

Not only was the heating inadequate, but on occasion it proved dangerous.

seem dangerous

appear
feel
look
seem
sound

It’s difficult to perform a sword fight safely and still make it look dangerous to the audience.

become dangerous

become
get
grow

Structures can also become dangerous from lack of maintenance.

remain dangerous

remain

Many bombs did not explode and remain dangerous to this day.

anti-social
damaging
difficult
disruptive
harmful
illegal
irresponsible
unpleasant
violent

There are children whose disabilities or medical condition leads them to behave in a dangerous or disruptive way.