ENDANGERED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

in-ˈdān-jərd

Definition of endangered

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

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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

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Recent Examples of endangered

Adjective

The exact location of the remaining wild grove in Australia is kept secret to help protect the endangered species. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 There are no easy answers, and three of the commercially important tuna species – southern bluefin, Pacific bluefin and bigeye tuna – remain endangered, vulnerable or near threatened. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Sources said a polygon had been established there to ensure no Israeli strikes or ground operations endangered the hostages. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Sumatran tigers, native to Indonesia, are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as critically endangered. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endangered

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Adjective

The fact is, the bill helps to preserve Medicaid for those who need it most, including low-income families, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
But that leaves the intricate energy system vulnerable to shocks.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of vulnerable

Verb

But that consensus began to fray several years ago and has recently threatened to unravel altogether as Democrats have shifted drastically and rapidly from unequivocal support for Israel, reflecting a sea change in Americans’ views.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Jain said a call-center representative at a Utah customer threatened to quit if the owner and his wife took Broccoli away.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of threatened

Adjective

Kirshner says most units aren’t susceptible and that the issues appear quickly on units with the defect.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Microwave weapons can address groups of small aircraft, interceptors can physically destroy individual threats, electronic warfare can disrupt susceptible communications, and lasers can interfere with optical sensors.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Verb

The company had previously said a penalty in the billions of dollars risked violating its constitutional rights to due process and protection from excessive fines.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Without such remedies, the turbines risked drastically spiking pollution in already vulnerable neighborhoods housing predominantly Black communities nearby, the NAACP argued.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of risked

Adjective

Some highly sensitive issues include relations with the European Union and Russia, but the primary focus will be dealing with corruption.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
There may be time-sensitive observations or decisions that need to be made before any instruction could arrive.

— Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensitive

Verb

Budget cuts imperiled one US mission to Venus and delayed the other, then forced NASA to pull out of a partnership with Europe to supply a key part for Envision.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of imperiled

Adjective

The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

The judge also ordered officials to refrain from removing any more objects from the museum’s exhibits, alleging that the rights of Colombians to free expression and historical memory could be jeopardized.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Mische argues that without adequate fuel reserves for a shortage — like during a war — our military readiness could be jeopardized.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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