endangered

Main Entry:
endangered [en-deyn-jerd]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: imperiled
Synonyms: at risk, facing extinction, in danger, threatened
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: risky
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dangerous
Synonyms: chancy, delicate, dicey, endangered, fraught with danger, going for broke, hairy*, hanging by a thread, hazardous, iffy, insecure, jeopardous, long shot, not a prayer, off the deep end, on slippery ground, on the spot, on thin ice, out on a limb, perilous, playing with fire, precarious, rocky, sensitive, speculative, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, venturesome, wicked, wide-open
Antonyms: assured, certain, safe, sure
Main Entry: unprotected
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: defenseless
Synonyms: caught, endangered, exposed, helpless, in the line of fire, indefensible, like a sitting duck, naked*, open, out on a limb, powerless, pregnable, unarmed, unguarded, unsafe, vulnerable, weak, wide open
Main Entry: at risk
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in danger
Synonyms: at hazard, endangered, exposed, imperiled, in jeopardy, in peril, jeopardized, susceptible, threatened, vulnerable
Main Entry: undefended
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unprotected
Synonyms: assailable, defenseless, endangered, exposed, undefendable, unguarded, vulnerable
Antonyms: defended, guarded, protected, safe, secure
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
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
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