JEOPARDS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

jeopards

verb

present tense third-person singular of jeopard

as in endangers

to place in danger a scandal that could seriously jeopard his political career

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This spews pollution into the air and endangers workers and surrounding neighborhoods.

— Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Our leaders should retire a relic that endangers people and animals alike, and retire, once and for all, the small and nasty politics used to defend it.

— Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of endangers

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At least 19 people have been killed, school classes have been canceled, and the disruption threatens the kingdom's ambitious plans to transform itself into a global hub for business, tourism and sports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
At the same time, the debt burden is being increasingly exposed to market volatility that threatens to make interest costs even steeper.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of threatens

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If the person holding key intellectual property or leading the company risks losing status, immigration planning ceases to be a personal ordeal.

— Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
But even if the Election Commission is not systematically targeting voters based on their identity or their political preferences, the exercise still risks disenfranchising millions through sheer ineptitude.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of risks

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Without proper data access, such predictions are likely to fail, which in turn jeopardizes the entire process flow.

— Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Targeting Chinese banks or other institutions could invite retaliation that jeopardizes the two superpowers’ testy trade detente, which began last year after a volatile tariff war.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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