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adjective

in-ˈdān-jərd How to pronounce endangered (audio)
Definition of endangerednext
as in vulnerable
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat

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verb

past tense of endanger
as in threatened
to place in danger a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people

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Recent Examples of endangered
Adjective
Serious safari-goers can also take day trips to Hwange National Park to see the endangered wild dog, and to Chobe National Park with its massive elephant herds across the border in Botswana. — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 If there are any issues with a particular trail that Coles has identified needs repairs — like if an endangered species is known to live in a creek next to the trail — the Forest Service could deny his request, thus leaving the trail unmaintained. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
Violence, abuse and intimidation not only endangered individuals and their families, but threaten our democracy and have no place in public life. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 As a result of these changes, species are still listed on paper as endangered but are largely unprotected. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endangered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endangered
  1. vulnerable
  2. threatened
  3. susceptible
  4. risked
  5. sensitive
  6. imperiled
  7. exposed
  8. jeopardized
Adjective
  • The model examined the website, found a vulnerable script and used it to complete the calculation.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Focusing on low income nations and vulnerable populations has been a defining thread throughout Georgieva's career.
    — , CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulnerable
Verb
  • Hill then took the baby to the balcony of the condo, which is on the 35th floor, and threatened to leave.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Newsom threatened to veto the state’s budget if lawmakers didn’t pass the two CEQA reform bills.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • Although generally hardy, the plant is susceptible to certain diseases, including anthracnose and bacterial soft rot, as well as pests such as spider mites, caterpillars, and whiteflies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But neither the agency nor industry players have banned bets that could be susceptible to manipulation or raised the minimum age to bet on prediction markets to 21, the source said, up from the current minimum of 18.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Verb
  • And conducting that work within Anthropic risked constraining White Circle from sharing it with the public.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on Saudi Arabia risked derailing the market recovery, the IEA said in its report, with Saudi production increases in September driving OPEC+ supply gains that month.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of risked
Adjective
  • Adolescence is an exquisitely sensitive time in the brain’s development.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The chipmaker’s relationships with customers are similarly interlaced and sensitive.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sensitive
Verb
  • Budget cuts imperiled one US mission to Venus and delayed the other, then forced NASA to pull out of a partnership with Europe to supply a key part for Envision.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • BikePGH shared a video of a cyclist imperiled while getting around a FedEx truck parked in a bike lane, and the organization said the surveillance cameras have made their life safer.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of imperiled
Adjective
  • The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
Verb
  • Each state could use its health department or university system to establish production facilities to manufacture vaccines jeopardized by federal policy.
    — Joel Dodge, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The health pact had been jeopardized by privacy concerns over sharing citizens’ data.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endangered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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