Synonyms of jeopardy

jeopardy

noun

ˈje-pər-dē 

as in danger

the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

the city's firefighters routinely put their lives in jeopardy by executing daring rescues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• danger
• risk
• trouble
• peril
• distress
• endangerment
• imperilment
• threat
• harm's way
• vulnerability
• precariousness
• exposure
• openness
• liability
• susceptibility
• helplessness
• susceptibleness
• weakness
• defenselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safety
• security
• salvation
• preservation
• protection
• defense
• secureness
• exemption
• safeness
• immunity
• impunity
• inviolability
• invulnerability

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jeopardy

If the purchase of the Pierre were to go through, Lutnick could get as much as $100 million for the penthouse, even as his neighbors were forced to sell and hundreds of hotel staffers’ jobs were put in jeopardy. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Despite the end of impeachment proceedings, Espinosa faces additional legal jeopardy. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

The man in the video who falsely identified himself as William Pomeranz, whose real name is James O'Keefe, may have put himself in legal jeopardy. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

But given how poorly that series capper went over, her chances of winning a third Emmy are in some jeopardy. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing jeopardy

• in jeopardy

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