1. (noun) hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Synonyms: luck, jeopardy, chance, risk, peril, fortune, riskiness, risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment
2. (noun) riskiness, peril
a state of danger involving risk
Synonyms: riskiness, jeopardy, peril, hazard, danger, endangerment, risk
3. (verb) risk, peril, danger
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk of infection, risk, peril, riskiness, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment
4. (verb) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
pose a threat to; present a danger to
Synonyms: imperil, stake, threaten, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, menace, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, queer, expose, adventure
5. (verb) queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonyms: scotch, bushwhack, let on, frustrate, bring out, unwrap, exhibit, disclose, endanger, foil, lurk, jeopardise, expose, waylay, peril, reveal, debunk, thwart, imperil, threaten, give away, break, baffle, divulge, queer, spoil, lie in wait, ambush, menace, jeopardize, scupper, cross, uncover, ambuscade, bilk, display, discover, let out
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