IMPERILMENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

imperilment

noun

Definition of imperilment

as in risk

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil the city has reduced the number of its firefighters, to the imperilment of every homeowner

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Noun

Despite the heightened risk, commercial traffic continues to transit steadily through the Red Sea and the Strait, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which provides maritime security warnings and incident updates.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Warned for decades Earthquake and engineering experts inside and outside of Venezuela had warned for decades about the country’s seismic risk and lobbied for earthquake-resistant construction practices.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

Revealing basic information such as where, when and under what general circumstances a fatality occurred is not the kind of information that places a utility in legal jeopardy.

— Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
The determinations are critical, considering billions of dollars in the form of a rocket launch to Jupiter is now facing serious jeopardy.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of jeopardy

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But the remote Indigenous community says that on that Monday, July 13, they were told by the Ministry of Natural Resources there was no immediate danger.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Proponents say open-source practices promote innovation, while critics warn that making powerful AI models publicly accessible poses safety and security dangers.

— Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of danger

Noun

But what’s missing from his performance (perhaps beginning with the writing) is the palpable life experience that lends him an advantage when his young friends run into trouble.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026
In footage shared Tuesday by the local Jonesboro Police Department (below), a person in a wheelchair can be seen having trouble while crossing at a busy intersection.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

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