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jeopardy
Synonyms and Antonyms of jeopardy
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 distress, endangerment, harm's way, imperilment, danger, peril, risk, troubleRelated Words exposure, liability, openness, vulnerability; precariousness, threat; susceptibility, susceptibleness; defenselessness, helplessness, weaknessNear Antonyms preservation, salvation; defense, protection; exemption, immunity, impunity, inviolability, invulnerabilityAntonyms safeness, safety, secureness, security
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