endangered

adjective

en·​dan·​gered in-ˈdān-jərd How to pronounce endangered (audio)
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Synonyms of endangerednext
: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list

Examples of endangered in a Sentence

a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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According to police, a protective order and an endangered missing advisory were issued before the boy was reunited with his mother on Saturday. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 At a recent New York City gala for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Hersh and Poitras attested to the importance of protecting an endangered media, which these days applies to this country almost as much as CPJ’s traditional battleground of the Global South. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025 The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an endangered missing alert for a 20-year-old woman who was last seen on Sunday. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 Already, endangered species such as steelhead trout, California tiger salamanders and northwestern pond turtles have been observed around Alameda Creek. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for endangered

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of endangered was in 1964

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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

endangered

adjective
en·​dan·​gered
: threatened with extinction
an endangered species

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