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

The latest episodes ended on a bloody cliffhanger with multiple main characters’ lives in jeopardy. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Nate Thomas now is in serious jeopardy of not making the team along with fourth-round rookie Drew Shelton, although Shelton will have the benefit of the team rarely parting ways with rookies drafted in the top four rounds. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

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

Phrases Containing jeopardy

• in jeopardy

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