Synonyms of harm's way

harm's way

noun

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risk
• jeopardy
• danger
• trouble
• peril
• distress
• endangerment
• imperilment
• threat
• vulnerability
• exposure
• openness
• susceptibility
• liability
• helplessness
• precariousness
• weakness
• susceptibleness
• defenselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safety
• security
• salvation
• preservation
• protection
• defense
• secureness
• exemption
• safeness
• immunity
• inviolability
• impunity
• invulnerability

Examples of harm's way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that's not even talking about the explosion that ended last season, putting multiple characters in harm's way. —Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024

The incidents can put victims in harm's way when law enforcement arrive at their home with the understanding that officers are responding to a horrific crime, rather than a prank. —Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024

Coastal population growth has also put more people in harm's way, including in Georgia. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024

Yet a third option exists: militaries can choose to place their uniformed men and women in harm's way rather than cede the moral high ground by placing civilians in greater danger. —Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011