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 The health pact had been jeopardized by privacy concerns over sharing citizens’ data. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Gounaris argued those conversations were motivated by concerns that the relationship could jeopardize Flynn's chances of gaining custody of his daughters during a divorce. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Republicans fear depressed turnout among their supporters in Texas could jeopardize their control of the Senate seat. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 As Ruben and Gus form an unlikely friendship, the bond is jeopardized when both men’s pasts threaten to catch up with them. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jeopardize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeopardize
  1. endanger
  2. threaten
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  • After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
  • One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of endanger
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  • Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.
    — SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bank still calls Nvidia the sector’s best risk-reward opportunity but warns that financing pressures, power shortages, and concentrated customers could threaten the buildout.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of threaten

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“Jeopardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeopardize. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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