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

Robinson has prior arrests for a domestic violence assault, burglary, weapon possession and reckless endangerment, police said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Johnson was arrested by members of the Hartford Police Department on April 21 on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree reckless endangerment. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2026

All four pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of child endangerment. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

His foster mother had been convicted of felony child endangerment that, according to county policies, should have disqualified her as a foster parent. — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

The daredevil couple, who scaled the building dressed in dark outfits and masks, were each charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal mischief and an additional charge related to the incident. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Given those 3,460 acres and the New Zealand government’s priority agenda to preserve and protect the nation’s indigenous cultures and landscape, this is a proposition that fosters opportunity without endangerment. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Police arrested the pair on charges of burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, criminal tampering, possession of burglar's tools, disorderly conduct and other offenses. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026