imperils
Puts at risk
Imperils means puts in danger or jeopardizes.
It's a slightly formal or literary alternative to endangers: Reckless spending imperils the company's future, The oil spill imperils marine wildlife.
The word appears more often in serious writing about threats to institutions, ecosystems, or abstract values than in casual speech.
Puts at serious risk
- threatensExpresses intent to harm
- compromisesSettlements through mutual concession
- risksPossible negative outcomes
- hazardsDangers or threats
menaces · undermines · destabilizes · exposes · vulnerability · precariousness · unsafe · vulnerable
Remaining alive against odds
- existenceState of being real
- safetyFreedom from harm
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
- well-beingState of health, contentment
future · stability · security · health · life · welfare · prosperity · peace
jeopardizes
Puts at serious risk
- threatensExpresses intent to harm
- compromisesSettlements through mutual concession
- risksPossible negative outcomes
hazards · menaces · undermines · destabilizes · exposes · vulnerability · precariousness · unsafe · vulnerable · unprotected
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- existenceState of being real
- safetyFreedom from harm
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
well-being · future · stability · security · health · life · welfare · prosperity · peace · freedom