Synonyms for endanger
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Jeopardize
jeopardize US, jeopardise UK, imperil, threaten, peril, menace, risk, hazard, jeopard dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
Related words
- Word family
- endangerment
Forms
- Past participle
- endangered
e.g. endangered → jeopardized, imperiled, threatened, periled…
Example sentences
- threaten Tom said that he heard Mary threaten to kill John.
- menace This kind of bomb is a serious menace to mankind.
- peril Many wild animals are in peril of losing their lives.
- imperil Mean men's talk is enough to imperil the world.
- compromise Use your negotiation skills to reach a compromise.
By length
- 4 letters
- risk1
- 5 letters
- queer1, peril2
- 6 letters
- hazard2, expose2, menace2
- 7 letters
- imperil3, scupper2, jeopard
- 8 letters
- threaten2
- 10 letters
- compromise3, jeopardize3, jeopardise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peril2 = 2 syllables).