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

Whether or not Hal was right to entice Zoe (upon whose shoulders the carnage ultimately falls), his decision to circumvent the Guardians’ chain of command is what ultimately leads to countless deaths and his imprisonment for reckless endangerment. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

The couple, who share four children, were charged with child endangerment and false imprisonment in March. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Eduardo Flores, 41, of New Britain was charged with street takeover, second-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and reckless driving. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Police arrested Ramos last week, on September 17, on suspicion of child endangerment. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Warren was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of offenses related to assault with a deadly weapon, battery, child endangerment and resisting arrest, police said. — Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Moorhead was was slapped with multiple felony charges — manslaughter recklessly causing the death of another person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

In addition to the charge of felony manslaughter, Moorhead is facing three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, as well as a count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, state police said. — Matt Foster, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

He was charged with reckless endangerment, a low level felony, and later released. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026