jeopardize
Put at risk
To jeopardize something is to put it at risk of harm or loss: Smoking jeopardizes your health.
The word implies endangering something valuable through action or negligence: His reckless spending jeopardized the company's future.
The British spelling is jeopardise.
Put in danger
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- riskPossibility of harm
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- undermineWeaken by stealth
sabotage · destabilize · expose · weaken · damage · impair · harm · menace
Stake on uncertain outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- betRisked stake on outcome
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
unpredictable · dicey · iffy · touch-and-go · precarious · volatile · unstable · risky
Extremely serious or urgent
- graveSerious and worrying
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
urgent · imminent · dangerous · perilous · treacherous · ominous · alarming · crisis
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- safetyFreedom from harm
- healthCondition of body, mind
- futureTime still to come
livelihood · security · relationship · trust · credibility · investment · savings · position
imperil
Put in danger
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- riskPossibility of harm
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
undermine · sabotage · destabilize · expose · weaken · damage · impair · harm · menace · peril
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
speculation · unpredictable · dicey · iffy · touch-and-go · precarious · volatile · unstable · risky · questionable
dire
Extremely serious or urgent
- graveSerious and worrying
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
serious · urgent · imminent · dangerous · perilous · treacherous · ominous · alarming · crisis · emergency
career
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- safetyFreedom from harm
- healthCondition of body, mind
future · livelihood · security · relationship · trust · credibility · investment · savings · position · standing
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
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