Showing Results for "endangering"

endangering

VERB

put in jeopardy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expose imperil menace threaten

STRONG

chance hazard peril risk venture

WEAK

be careless chance it lay on the line lay open leave defenseless leave in the middle make liable play into one's hands put at risk put in danger put on the spot stick one's neck out subject to loss

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard help protect save

WEAK

aid assist comfort take care

Example Sentences

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"Endangering national security is a very serious crime," it said in a statement to Reuters, without giving specifics.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2021

Endangering horses in this way should be stopped, with assistance by the ASPCA, IMMEDIATELY.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2014

Endangering people by putting them at great heights is a common tool for evoking fear in movies and TV shows like Fear Factor.

From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2012

Endangering your relationship with the one you love, not to mention the woman herself, seems like a pretty solid metric for the slide from recreational to problematic.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2012

A little gauche, 'tis fair to own, And rather given to skips and bounces; Endangering thereby many a gown, And playing, oft, the devil with flounces.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael