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HAZARD.

Synonyms:

accident, chance, danger, jeopardy, risk,
casualty, contingency, fortuity, peril, venture.

_Hazard_ is the incurring the possibility of loss or harm for the
possibility of benefit; _danger_ may have no compensating alternative.
In _hazard_ the possibilities of gain or loss are nearly balanced; in
_risk_ the possibility of loss is the chief thought; the foolhardy take
great _risks_ in mere wantonness; in _chance_ and _venture_ the hope of
good predominates; we speak of a merchant's _venture_, but of an
insurance company's _risk_; one may be driven by circumstances to run a
_risk_; he freely seeks a _venture_; we speak of the _chance_ of
winning, the _hazard_ or _risk_ of losing. _Accidents_ are incalculable;
_casualties_ may be to a certain extent anticipated; death and wounds
are _casualties_ of battle, certain to happen to some, but uncertain as
to whom or how many. A _contingency_ is simply an indeterminable future
event, which may or may not be attended with _danger_ or _risk_. See
ACCIDENT; DANGER.

Antonyms:

assurance, necessity, protection, safety, surety.
certainty, plan, safeguard, security,

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HEALTHY.

Synonyms:

hale, hygienic, sanitary, vigorous,
healthful, salubrious, sound, well,
hearty, salutary, strong, wholesome.

_Healthy_ is most correctly used to signify possessing or enjoying
health or its results; as, a _healthy_ person; a _healthy_ condition.
_Healthful_ signifies promotive of health, tending or adapted to confer,
preserve, or promote health; as, a _healthful_ climate. _Wholesome_ food
in a _healthful_ climate makes a _healthy_ man. With _healthful_ are
ranged the words _hygienic_, _salubrious_, _salutary_, _sanitary_, and
_wholesome_, while the other words are associated with _healthy_.
_Salubrious_ is always used in the physical sense, and is chiefly
applied to air or climate. _Salutary_ is now chiefly used in the moral
sense; as, a _salutary_ lesson.

Antonyms:

delicate, failing, ill, unsound, worn,
diseased, fainting, sick, wasted, worn down,
emaciated, fragile, unhealthy, weak, worn out.
exhausted, frail,

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HELP.

Synonyms:

abet, befriend, foster, succor, uphold.
aid, cooperate, secon