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Synonyms for jeopardize

13 synonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

expose threaten endanger imperil risk

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Endanger

endanger, imperil, threaten, expose, peril, menace, jeopard dated

2. Risk

risk, hazard, venture, stake, adventure, jeopardy dated

Definitions

v. 1
To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized.

Related words

Other spellings: jeopardise UK

Forms

Past participle: jeopardized
e.g. jeopardized → endangered, imperiled, threatened, exposed…

Example sentences

expose Do not expose the console to dust, smoke or steam.
threaten Tom said that he heard Mary threaten to kill John.
endanger I would never do anything that could endanger Tom.
imperil Mean men's talk is enough to imperil the world.
risk Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
jeopardize		steady
expose		rising
threaten		rising
endanger		falling
imperil		falling
risk		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: risk¹
5 letters: stake¹, peril²
6 letters: expose², hazard², menace²
7 letters: venture², imperil³, jeopard
8 letters: threaten², jeopardy³, endanger³
9 letters: adventure³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peril² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: compromettre
Italiano: compromettere
Español: comprometer
Deutsch: kompromittieren
Català: comprometre