Synonyms of the word

parlous

• adj. Attended with peril; dangerous; risky.
• adj. Dire, terrible, appalling.
• adj. (obsolete) Dangerously clever or cunning.
• adv. (archaic) Very, extremely.

dangerous

• adj. Full of danger.
• adj. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
• adj. (colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.
• adj. (obsolete) Hard to suit; difficult to please.
• adj. (obsolete) Reserved; not affable.

perilous

• adj. Dangerous, full of peril.

precarious

• adj. (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
• adj. (law) Depending on the intention of another.
• adj. (dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.

touch-and-go

• adj. Alternative form of touch and go.
• n. (aviation) A landing on a runway immediately followed by a takeoff without an intervening full stop.

unsafe

• adj. Not safe; dangerous.