Accident and Peril

Accident

Accident noun - The uncertain course of events.
Usage example: you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country

Peril and accident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Accident".

Peril

Peril noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

Accident and peril are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accident" instead a noun "Peril".

Nearby Words: perish, perilous, perilously, periled

How words are described

old old accident old peril
complete complete accident complete peril
certain certain accident certain peril
original original accident original peril
Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, actual, real, serious, terrible, major, deadly, worst, cosmic, aforementioned, deadliest.
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