endangered [en-deyn-jerd] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
endanger [en-deyn-jeyr]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put in jeopardy
Synonyms: be careless, chance, chance it, expose, hazard, imperil, lay on the line, lay open, leave defenseless, leave in the middle, make liable, menace, peril, play into one's hands, put at risk, put in danger, put on the spot, risk, stick one's neck out, subject to loss, threaten, venture
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort, help, save, take care
Main Entry: compromise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put in jeopardy
Synonyms: blight, cop out, discredit, dishonor, embarrass, endanger, explode, expose, give in, hazard, imperil, implicate, jeopardize, mar, menace, peril, prejudice, put under suspicion, risk, ruin, sell out, spoil, weaken
Antonyms: guard, protect, save
Main Entry: dare
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take a risk; be courageous
Synonyms: adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture
Antonyms: be careful, hold back, refrain
Example Sentences
  • Endangered instruments tug one musician's heartstrings.
  • The news about endangered species doesn't slow down.
  • One of the risks in writing about endangered species is concentrating too much on the cute ones.
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Main Entry: defenseless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: powerless, vulnerable
Synonyms: caught, endangered, exposed, hands tied, helpless, in line of fire, indefensible, like a clay pigeon, like a sitting duck, naked*, on the line, on the spot, open, out on limb, pigeon, poor, unarmed, unguarded, unprotected, up the creek, weak, wide open
Antonyms: powerful, strong
Main Entry: expose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: subject to danger
Synonyms: endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, leave open, make liable, make vulnerable, peril, put in harm's way, risk
Antonyms: guard, protect, save, shield
Main Entry: gamble
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take a chance on winning
Synonyms: back, bet, brave, buck the odds, cast lots, challenge, cut the cards, dare, defy, endanger, face, flip the coin, game, go for broke, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay money on, lot, make a bet, play, plunge, put, put faith in, put trust in, risk, set, shoot the moon, shoot the works, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a flyer, tempt fortune, trust to luck, try one's luck, venture, wager
Notes: a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic
Antonyms: be careful, design, ensure, guard, insure, plan, safeguard
Main Entry: hazard
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take a chance; risk
Synonyms: adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, go for broke, go out on limb, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, take a plunge, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager
Main Entry: imperil
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause to be in danger
Synonyms: chance it, compromise, endanger, expose, hazard, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, peril, risk
Antonyms: guard, protect, save
Main Entry: menace
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, frighten
Synonyms: alarm, bad-eye, browbeat, bully, chill, compromise, endanger, hazard, impend, imperil, intimidate, jeopardize, lean on, loom, lower, overhang, peril, portend, push around, put heat on, risk, scare, scare hell out of, spook, terrorize, threaten, torment, whip around
Antonyms: aid, assist, help
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