Synonyms of jeopardizing

jeopardizing 1 of 2

adjective

as in dangerous

involving potential loss or injury

that stupid prank could turn out to be a jeopardizing event in your academic career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dangerous
• hazardous
• perilous
• risky
• serious
• unsafe
• threatening
• precarious
• treacherous
• menacing
• unhealthy
• grave
• detrimental
• grievous
• parlous
• uncertain
• random
• venturesome
• chance
• fatal
• destructive
• harmful
• adverse
• insecure
• bad
• unpleasant
• sickening
• killer
• injurious
• haphazard
• distressing
• dicey
• lethal
• deleterious
• deadly
• inimical
• murderous
• fell
• malignant
• pernicious
• ugly
• evil
• ultrahazardous
• dire
• wicked
• hurtful
• ill
• fateful
• nasty
• mortal
• noxious
• baneful
• baleful
• deathly
• pestilent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• safe
• innocent
• harmless
• beneficial
• good
• innocuous
• nonthreatening
• advantageous
• nonhazardous
• unthreatening
• ultrasafe

jeopardizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of jeopardize

as in endangering

to place in danger

don't do anything that will jeopardize your place on the advisory board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangering
• threatening
• risking
• imperiling
• compromising
• gambling (with)
• venturing
• hazarding
• menacing
• jeoparding
• periling
• adventuring
• intimidating
• subjecting
• exposing
• chancing
• wagering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• preserving
• saving
• sheltering
• resuming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jeopardizing

Verb

Transportation officials posted a video showing severe erosion jeopardizing the train tracks used by Metrolink in San Clemente, with strong ocean waves crashing on the tracks and sediment crumbling onto the rocks below. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

But to achieve that goal, AI assistants must understand speech the way humans do and work seamlessly with the apps consumers use everyday without jeopardizing privacy. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Many ranchers in the Southwest say the wolves are jeopardizing their livelihoods by killing their cattle. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

However, not all of these plants are worth growing—some can even be invasive and will quickly take over your yard, jeopardizing native plants. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026

Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed. — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Water also swelled around the Indianapolis Arts Center's ARTSPARK, jeopardizing works of art like John McNaughton's Twisted House sculpture. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 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