Synonyms of endangered

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adjective

as in vulnerable

being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm

a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulnerable
• susceptible
• sensitive
• exposed
• prone
• liable
• subject (to)
• in jeopardy
• in deep water
• open
• at risk
• likely
• unprotected
• unsecured
• unguarded
• undefended
• uncovered
• unscreened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• invulnerable
• unexposed
• protected
• covered
• sheltered
• secured
• unsusceptible
• guarded
• screened
• shielded
• insusceptible
• safeguarded
• warded

endangered

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verb

past tense of endanger

as in threatened

to place in danger

a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threatened
• risked
• imperilled
• imperiled
• jeopardized
• compromised
• menaced
• perilled
• periled
• gambled (with)
• hazarded
• ventured
• intimidated
• jeoparded
• adventured
• subjected
• exposed
• wagered
• chanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• guarded
• preserved
• saved
• sheltered
• shielded
• resumed