jeopardises

Threatens the safety

Jeopardises is the British spelling of jeopardizes, meaning to put at risk or expose to danger.

You jeopardise your health by smoking, your career by poor decisions, your relationships by carelessness: His reckless behavior jeopardises everything we've worked for.

endangers

imperils

Puts in danger

undermines · destabilizes · hazards · perils · risks · exposes · stakes · ventures · wagers · plays with fire

harms

damages

Compensation for injury

sabotages · subverts · ruins · destroys · derails · cripples · corrupts · taints · poisons · erodes

precariousness

vulnerability

Openness to harm

exposure · liability · danger · hazard · precariousness · fragility · uncertainty · risk · tenuousness · shakiness

Opposites
risk vs. safety

jeopardisessafeguards

Measures preventing harm

protects · secures · shields · defends · guards

harm vs. preservation

jeopardisespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

saves · maintains · sustains · conserves · upholds

stability and certainty

jeopardisesguarantees

Promises ensuring specific outcomes

ensures · secures · assures · reinforces · stabilizes

Family

jeopardise, jeopardised, jeopardising

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Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G