Synonyms of endangerment

endangerment

noun

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risk
• jeopardy
• danger
• trouble
• peril
• distress
• imperilment
• threat
• harm's way
• vulnerability
• exposure
• precariousness
• susceptibility
• openness
• liability
• helplessness
• susceptibleness
• defenselessness
• weakness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safety
• security
• preservation
• protection
• salvation
• defense
• secureness
• safeness
• exemption
• immunity
• impunity
• inviolability
• invulnerability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endangerment

Butch was charged with criminal mischief, arson and reckless endangerment. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Each endangerment charge is punishable by five to 15 years in prison. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Spitzer charged the boy’s mother with multiple felonies including involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime and several misdemeanors tied to providing the bike to her son and lying to police. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The three Sharon Hill police officers involved in the shooting, Brian Devaney, Sean Dolan and Devon Smith, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and were sentenced to five years of probation. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

They were arraigned on felony reckless endangerment, burglary and other charges, according to the Associated Press. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

In NyKayla’s case, prosecutors could only reach a meaningful sentence by charging the gun’s owner with reckless endangerment after a child was already dead. — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Another system examines conversations for early signs of potential child endangerment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Since January, the OCDA’s office has filed child endangerment charges against four parents for letting their kids illegally ride electric motorcycles. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026