Need another word that means the same as “endanger”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “endanger” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Endanger” are: imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten, expose, queer, scupper, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “endanger” as a verb can have the following definitions:
expose | Expose while ridiculing especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas. Expose the blanket to sunshine. |
expose to danger | Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. |
imperil | Pose a threat to; present a danger to. They advised against tax increases for fear of imperilling the recovery. |
jeopardise | Pose a threat to; present a danger to. |
jeopardize | Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York s position as a financial centre. |
leave vulnerable | Leave or give by will after one’s death. |
menace | Express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture. Africa s elephants are still menaced by poaching. |
peril | Expose to danger; threaten. Jonathon perilled his life for love of David. |
put at risk | Cause (someone) to undergo something. |
put in danger | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events. |
put in jeopardy | Cause (someone) to undergo something. |
put someone's life on the line | Formulate in a particular style or language. |
risk | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. We risked losing a lot of money in this venture. |
scupper | Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. |
threaten | State one’s intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution. The dispute threatened to spread to other cities. |
crisis | An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. He goes to pieces in a crisis. |
danger | A dangerous place. One of the trains involved passed a signal at danger. |
dangerous | Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. It is dangerous to convict on his evidence. |
demolition | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle. |
dicey | Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk. Democracy is a dicey business. |
ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. The entire ecosystem of film and video production will eventually go digital. |
hazardous | Involving risk or danger. We work in hazardous conditions. |
imminence | The state or fact of being about to happen. The populace was largely unaware of the imminence of war. |
insecure | Not sufficiently protected; easily broken into. An insecure future. |
intimidate | To compel or deter by or as if by threats. Her boss intimidates her. |
intimidating | Having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. The intimidating defence barrister. |
jeopardize | Put at risk. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York s position as a financial centre. |
jeopardy | A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. The whole peace process is in jeopardy. |
menace | Pose a threat to; present a danger to. A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs. |
parlous | Greatly or excessively. The General s position was parlous. |
peril | A state of danger involving risk. Jonathon perilled his life for love of David. |
perilous | Full of danger or risk. The economy is in a perilous state. |
precarious | Fraught with danger. A precarious ladder. |
risk | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. Gloss paint can burn strongly and pose a fire risk. |
risky | Risqu. Extremely risky going out in the tide and fog. |
shaky | Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. She managed a shaky laugh. |
subspecies | A taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species. |
threat | The possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin. Thousands of rail freight jobs came under threat. |
threaten | State one’s intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done. Unless war threatened national politics remained the focus of attention. |
threatened | Likely in the near future to become endangered. The spotted owl is a threatened species not yet an endangered one. |
toxicity | The quality of being toxic or poisonous. That was how I protected my partner from my family s toxicity. |
unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. Because the confession was unreliable the verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory. |
venture | Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome. May I venture to add a few comments. |
volatility | The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor. The succession of new rulers contributed to the volatility of the situation. |
vulnerable | Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation. A vulnerable bridge. |
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