Synonyms of imperiling

imperiling 1 of 2

adjective

variants or imperilling

as in hazardous

Related Words

• hazardous
• dangerous
• damaging
• perilous
• detrimental
• jeopardizing
• risky
• threatening
• harmful
• unsafe
• destructive
• injurious
• deleterious
• pernicious
• fatal
• troublesome
• ruinous
• malignant
• lethal
• poisonous
• unhealthy
• parlous
• noxious
• hurtful
• ill
• murderous
• offensive
• wounding
• defamatory
• evil
• baneful
• scathing
• slanderous
• inhospitable
• baleful
• antagonistic
• adverse
• hostile
• unfavorable
• uncongenial
• inimical
• calumnious
• negative
• uncooperative
• prejudicial
• detractive
• disadvantageous
• intolerant
• opposing
• bad
• conflicting
• counter
• unfriendly
• resisting
• resistant
• antipathetic
• competing
• untoward
• unsympathetic
• counteracting
• countering

Dissimilar Words

• favorable
• positive
• beneficial
• advantageous
• sympathetic
• supportive
• good
• useful
• friendly
• propitious
• helpful
• innocent
• harmless
• innocuous
• well-disposed
• inoffensive
• nondestructive
• nonthreatening
• nonfatal
• understanding
• tolerant
• benign
• congenial
• complying
• nonlethal
• agreeable
• hospitable
• unresistant
• amiable
• friendly
• cordial
• amicable
• affable
• benignant

imperiling

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verb

variants or imperilling

present participle of imperil

as in endangering

to place in danger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangering
• threatening
• risking
• jeopardizing
• compromising
• gambling (with)
• venturing
• hazarding
• menacing
• periling
• jeoparding
• intimidating
• subjecting
• adventuring
• exposing
• wagering
• chancing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• preserving
• saving
• sheltering
• resuming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imperiling

Verb

Global oil prices have climbed sharply since the US and Iran resumed fighting over a week ago, imperiling peace talks. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The company’s stock closed under $150 yesterday, its first day in the Nasdaq 100, for the first time since its June 12 IPO, possibly imperiling Elon Musk’s title as the world’s first trillionaire. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 July 2026

But the abilities bring out the darker sides of some, imperiling the world as the kids know it. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Her husband, who works in a factory painting industrial trucks, would be penalized for such a move, imperiling future raises. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 June 2026

Renewable energy groups suing the Pentagon claim a freeze in national security reviews for wind farms on private land has halted new projects, imperiling $47 billion in investments and 120,000 jobs across 21 states. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

For the frosted flatwoods salamander, a threatened species, the change was more severe—seawater was pushed into their freshwater breeding habitats, imperiling their survival. — Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

The result of all this has been a public-relations nightmare for CBS News, the sort of misadventure that in a different time would have prompted speculation Weiss was on the way out for imperiling the future of one journalism’s most storied franchises. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 3 June 2026

The demise of American budget carrier Spirit Airlines reflects how the jet fuel crisis stemming from the Iran war is imperiling the global travel industry, analysts said. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 May 2026