Synonyms for imperil
ɪmˈpɛr əlim·per·il

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1. endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, perilverb

   pose a threat to; present a danger to

   "The pollution is endangering the crops"

   Synonyms:
   stake, threaten, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, menace, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, expose, adventure

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1. List of paraphrases for "imperil":

   endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten

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How to use imperil in a sentence?

1. Teryn Zmuda:

   America's counties are facing immense fiscal pressure as we continue to fight this unprecedented public health and economic crisis, as states follow safe and responsible reopenings, we can not imperil our economic recovery efforts by slashing state programs that pay our teachers, firefighters, health care and front-line workers.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   Whatever form it takes, Brexit cannot be allowed to imperil the Good Friday Agreement, including the seamless border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, if Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be no chance of a U.S.-UK trade agreement passing the Congress.

3. Prime Minister Boris Johnson:

   I want to assure ... the country that I think it's absolutely vital that people in this country do have access to the best technology available, but that we also do absolutely nothing to imperil our relationship with the United States, to do anything to compromise our critical national security infrastructure.

4. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   In coming weeks, the powers are liable to reach a framework agreement with Iran, an agreement liable to leave Iran as a nuclear threshold state, something that would chiefly imperil the existence of the State of Israel, as prime minister of Israel, I am obligated to make every effort to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weaponry that will be aimed at the State of Israel. This effort is global and I will go anywhere I am invited to make the State of Israel's case and defend its future and existence.

5. Marco Rubio:

   I chose not to discuss it at the time because I did not want to imperil the safety and well-being of Mr. Gross, who, as I understood it, was either en route or potentially en route within a few hours.