variants
or imperilled
as in threatened
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 imperiled
John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The continued success of this program is imperiled by a few issues, Dan Idzikowski, director of aging services, told members of the Finance Committee on Sept 11.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
All this scrolling feeds a gnawing anxiety about the status of men today, imperiled by shifting cultural norms and technological addictions — an insecurity at the core of debates about the place of men in literature today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
These projects focus on preserving polar bears, rhinos, imperiled cats and exceptional (endangered) plants.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
They're listed as imperiled by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and largely reside along the western highland Rim from Stewart County to the southern border, according to the agency.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Without these funds in place, a lot of the new music discovery and support apparatus is imperiled.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
What does ABC's quick pulling of 'Kimmel' mean for the future of a genre already desperately imperiled by a changing media world?
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The continued success of this program is imperiled by a few issues, Dan Idzikowski, director of aging services, told members of the Finance Committee on Sept 11.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
All this scrolling feeds a gnawing anxiety about the status of men today, imperiled by shifting cultural norms and technological addictions — an insecurity at the core of debates about the place of men in literature today.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
These projects focus on preserving polar bears, rhinos, imperiled cats and exceptional (endangered) plants.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
They're listed as imperiled by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and largely reside along the western highland Rim from Stewart County to the southern border, according to the agency.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Without these funds in place, a lot of the new music discovery and support apparatus is imperiled.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperiled
endangered
Verb
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The iconic species is listed as endangered in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, the organization said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the hooded seal is listed as endangered, and the bearded seal and harp seal are near-threatened.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Imperiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperiled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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