put in jeopardy

VERB

impend

Synonyms

STRONG

advance approach brew brewing forebode foreshadow frighten imperil jeopardize loom lower menace overhang portend presage warn

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be imminent be in the air be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk

VERB

jeopardize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperil threaten

STRONG

chance gamble hazard peril risk stake

WEAK

be careless chance it lay on the line put at risk put in danger subject to tempt fate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

design plan

VERB

risk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compromise defy endanger imperil jeopardize

STRONG

adventure beard brave chance confront dare encounter face gamble hazard jeopardy meet menace peril plunge speculate tackle venture wager

WEAK

be caught short defy danger expose to danger go out of one's depth hang by a thread leap before looking leave to luck play with fire run the chance run the risk skate on thin ice take a flyer take a header take a plunge take on take the liberty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

avoid be careful design dodge hide neglect plan retreat run away

WEAK

be certain

VERB

threaten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperil jeopardize warn

STRONG

advance approach brewing forebode foreshadow frighten impend loom overhang portend presage

WEAK

be dangerous be gathering be imminent be in the air be in the offing be on the horizon come on hang over put at risk

Antonyms

WEAK

alleviate guard help protect relieve save

VERB

venture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dare operate

STRONG

advance assay attempt bet brave challenge chance defy endanger essay experiment expose feel front gamble grope hazard imperil jeopardize presume risk speculate stake try volunteer wager

WEAK

dare say get down go out on a limb have a fling at lay open make a stab at make bold play for play the market put up stick one's neck out take a crack at take a flyer take a plunge try out

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain design disbelieve guard hide neglect plan protect save yield

Example Sentences

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“The amount of lives he put in jeopardy for that is so not worth it, including his own.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“These Divided Isles” describes how terrorists and visionaries followed a wandering path to peace at the end of the 20th century, and the reasons why the fragile equilibrium has been put in jeopardy again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The Fifth Amendment states that no person may “be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2024

"You can only imagine the unconscionable horror as people start to realise that maybe a loved one is put in jeopardy by what they are seeing," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

I was afraid to seek out Colonel Regan, afraid that word would get back to Madam and our lives be put in jeopardy.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

put in jeopardy

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