IMPERIL Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

imperil

verb

im-ˈper-əl

Definition of imperil

as in to endanger

to place in danger a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation

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Recent Examples of imperil At its worst, this can imperil an organization’s future growth and even survival. — Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 But that institutional exceptionalism is now imperiled as never before. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026 In a midterm election year, Collins has openly worried that the administration’s increasingly unpopular trade policies could imperil Republicans running for reelection. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 All three museums have major exhibitions opening in early October; whether these are imperiled remains to be seen. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for imperil

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The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Delron Pickens, of Independence, was charged with one count of vehicle hijacking and one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child in Jackson County Circuit Court on Sunday.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bank still calls Nvidia the sector’s best risk-reward opportunity but warns that financing pressures, power shortages, and concentrated customers could threaten the buildout.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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