imperilment

noun

Definition of imperilmentnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperilment
  1. risk
  2. jeopardy
  3. danger
  4. trouble
Noun
  • In July, the Drug Enforcement Agency proposed temporarily designating 7-OH above a certain threshold of potency as Schedule I, the category for drugs that carry the most risk without any medical benefit.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Flood maps, which are commonly out of date, don't consider some types of flood risk, such as flooding from inland heavy rains.
    — MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of risk
Noun
  • For Tampa, what was even more dispiriting than falling to 0-3 was that quarterback Baker Mayfield left with a dislocated thumb that puts his active league-high streak of 54 consecutive starts in jeopardy.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Football is putting itself in a bit of jeopardy, allowing people to experience it without caring, entertaining the fantasy and gambling and the social aspect.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of jeopardy
Noun
  • The concern has reached Capitol Hill, where lawmakers held a briefing behind closed doors earlier this month about AI’s dangers.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The broader concept envisions robots entering dangerous areas after sensors identify a threat, reducing the need to expose soldiers to direct danger.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of danger
Noun
  • In recent months, LeBeouf, 40, has faced some legal troubles of his own after getting arrested in February for an altercation outside of a bar in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Pacemakers and some other implants can already sense trouble and respond on the spot.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of trouble
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“Imperilment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperilment. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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