ENDANGER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

endanger

verb

in-ˈdān-jər

Definition of endanger

as in to threaten

to place in danger a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people

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Recent Examples of endanger Against that backdrop, pupils' complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Against that backdrop, pupils’ complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian forces were then able to deploy their own drones to drop unmanned ground vehicles behind enemy lines to attack the Russian troops from behind, Bolder said, without endangering their own personnel. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 In Ghana, for instance, the ten shrines of the Asante Traditional Buildings are endangered as traditional stewardship by master craftspeople declines. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endanger

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The film has been praised as a dreamy exploration of the lines between justice and exploitation, even as its real-life subject Hansen has threatened action against the studio.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Racketeers blackmailed companies and executives, threatened to disrupt shareholder meetings, or intimidated other shareholders to keep quiet.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of threaten

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Yet in a culture that equates progress with perpetual acceleration, to pause is to risk obsolescence.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Mel Ismail, a 56-year-old father, was rescued by another surfer who just happened to show up at the beach and was willing to risk his own life by grabbing his board and heading towards the bloody water.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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BikePGH shared a video of a cyclist imperiled while getting around a FedEx truck parked in a bike lane, and the organization said the surveillance cameras have made their life safer.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
At its worst, this can imperil an organization’s future growth and even survival.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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