jeopardized
Placed in danger
Jeopardized is the past tense of jeopardize, meaning to put something valuable at risk of being lost, damaged, or destroyed.
When you jeopardize something, you expose it to danger or threaten its success: His drinking jeopardized his marriage.
The word implies that the thing at risk matters—careers, relationships, safety, or opportunities can all be jeopardized by careless or reckless actions.
Threatened with harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- assailedAttacked with force
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- underminedWeakened by stealth
destabilized · challenged · attacked · pressured · targeted · intimidated · coerced · warned
Expressed intent to harm
- imperiledPut at risk
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
species · wildlife · habitat · conservation · biodiversity · extinction · sanctuary · preservation
Source of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
liability · stakes · gamble · uncertainty · chance · venture · speculation · contingency
menaced
Threatened with harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- assailedAttacked with force
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
undermined · destabilized · challenged · attacked · pressured · targeted · intimidated · coerced · warned · at stake
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- imperiledPut at risk
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
compromised · species · wildlife · habitat · conservation · biodiversity · extinction · sanctuary · preservation · protected
hazard
Source of potential harm
vulnerability · liability · stakes · gamble · uncertainty · chance · venture · speculation · contingency · safety
unstable
Prone to sudden change
shaky · insecure · volatile · delicate · touch-and-go · teetering · wobbly · unsteady · rocky · dicey
- conservationconservation, wildlife, habitat, sanctuary, preservation