ENDANGERED Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word endangered. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ENDANGERED
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peril | nounn | |||||||
noun • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune • a state of danger involving risk • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||||
expose | verbv | |||||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||||
imperil | verbv | |||||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to | ||||||||
jeopardise | verbv | |||||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to | ||||||||
jeopardize | verbv | |||||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put at risk | ||||||||
menace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that is a source of danger • a threat or the act of threatening verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture • act in a threatening manner | ||||||||
scupper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard verb • wait in hiding to attack • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||||
threaten | verbv | |||||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • to utter intentions of injury or punishment against • to be a menacing indication of something |