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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
  • Piercing cold with wind chills of 10 degrees below zero has gripped the Kansas City area, creating hazardous conditions across the metro, according to the National Weather Service.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 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
  • By late afternoon, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the Pacific Palisades fire had grown to 1,200 acres — threatening over 10,000 households and 13,000 structures.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Extremely dangerous wildfires are threatening Southern California, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Mother Nature exploded in Los Angeles this month with the most damaging wildfires in the city’s, and likely the nation’s, history.
    Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The two most damaging active blazes – the Palisades Fire, the most destructive in the city's history, and the Eaton Fire – were 19% and 45% contained, respectively, according to Cal Fire's latest updates Wednesday.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of damaging
Adjective
  • Later, Toha would chronicle his family’s perilous journey out of Gaza, and his own detention by Israeli soldiers.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Among the most significant improvements is the expansion of greens back to their original sizes, allowing for hole locations closer to edges — and in closer proximity to the layout’s perilous bunkers and lakes.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of perilous
Adjective
  • 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
  • And not all of them are equally detrimental to health.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 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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