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adjective

variants or imperilling
Definition of imperilingnext
as in hazardous

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verb

variants or imperilling
present participle of imperil
as in endangering
to place in danger a single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperiling
  1. hazardous
  2. endangering
  3. dangerous
  4. threatening
  5. damaging
  6. perilous
  7. detrimental
  8. risky
Adjective
  • Snow can cause travel disruptions and create hazardous driving conditions.
    Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Watch aftermath of multi-vehicle highway crash Region faces slick roads after winter storm The region was among several areas facing hazardous travel conditions due to a winter storm that battered the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic over the weekend.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of hazardous
Verb
  • Wilson, 46, is charged with murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child for the explosion of violence inside the victim’s apartment on Macombs Road near Inwood Ave.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cloe Workman, 20, is charged in Hamilton County Municipal Court with misdemeanor child endangering and domestic violence.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of endangering
Adjective
  • Hurts is incredibly dangerous with his legs, rushing for 630 yards and 14 TDs this season.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The National Weather Service warned that the winds could regain significant strength by Monday, with Tuesday predicted as the most dangerous day.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of dangerous
Verb
  • This latest fire comes after a massive wildfire in the Pacific Palisades displaced 30,000 residents as fires burned over 2,900 acres, threatening over 10,000 homes.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Much of Southern California is also under high wind warnings, with damaging winds expected to cause disruptions to power or travel. .
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But even then, there is a wait before action and the wait is damaging.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of damaging
Adjective
  • Strong winds, sleet, ice and heavy snow are also expected in some areas, including some Southern states, later in the weekend, which could lead to perilous conditions.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This decision not only undermines the reproductive rights of American women but also sets a perilous precedent for the court’s willingness to abdicate its own power.
    Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of perilous
Adjective
  • And not all of them are equally detrimental to health.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Vulnerable Populations Although everybody’s health can be affected when experiencing wildfires, certain populations are more likely to experience the detrimental health effects of fires.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of detrimental
Adjective
  • Only right turns are possible, and eastward travelers are forced to head west and make a potentially risky U-turn on busy Colbern Road or turn around in another parking lot.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.
    Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of risky
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