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

Christopher Evans, 34, faces murder and child endangerment charges — and, if found to be guilty, life behind bars — in connection with the death of his newborn daughter, who died at a Cincinnati hospital in early September. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

The Yolo County parents of a 7-day-old infant found living in squalor in a tent under an overpass have pleaded not guilty to the child endangerment charges against them, records show. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

The child’s parents were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and booked at the Yolo County Jail. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Esparza and Rivera were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and booked into the Yolo County Jail. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Velazquez, who has no prior arrests, was charged with murder, gun possession and reckless endangerment. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Steven Dixon, 22, also faces three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment, Chicago police representatives said. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Siders was charged with 16 counts of child endangerment related to the children, who were rescued June 30 from a home in Hamden about 80 miles (129 kilometers) south of Columbus. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026