jeopardize

verb

ˈje-pər-ˌdīz How to pronounce jeopardize (audio)
Definition of jeopardizenext
as in to endanger
to place in danger don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board

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Recent Examples of jeopardize Leon concluded that a pause wouldn’t jeopardize national security. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Fight after fight broke out within minutes of the 49ers’ joint practice with the Titans, jeopardizing just how much longer Tuesday’s work might last. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Because clinic staff are employed by factories, workers also described concerns concerning confidentiality and fears that disclosing a serious condition could jeopardize their wages, medical leave or continued employment. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 That could jeopardize the slim House majority in what is set to be a difficult midterm election for Republicans. — Gavin Jackson, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jeopardize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
  1. endanger
  2. threaten
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  • What workloads, if compromised, would actually stop the business or endanger people.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Demining groups say that without international support, Southeast Asia’s unfinished work clearing land mines and unexploded bombs will continue to endanger communities, maiming and killing people and slowing development for years to come.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of endanger
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  • Batteries can store electricity, but extreme cold can threaten sensitive electronics and other critical hardware.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Its crisis – along with those of other property giants – has been at the heart of a wider Chinese real-estate shock that has tested the world’s second-largest economy and threatened to spark a global contagion effect.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of threaten

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