What is another word for endangered?
191 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛndˈe͡ɪnd͡ʒəd], [ ɛndˈeɪndʒəd], [ ɛ_n_d_ˈeɪ_n_dʒ_ə_d]
The word endangered is often used to refer to animals whose existence is threatened due to various environmental and human factors. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to describe the same situation. Some of the synonyms for endangered include at risk, threatened, vulnerable, in danger, and precarious. These words all indicate a sense of precariousness and a need for immediate action to protect the endangered species. Other synonyms to consider include imperiled, vanishing, and on the brink of extinction. These synonyms can be used interchangeably with endangered to convey the urgent need to protect and preserve the delicate balance of our planet's ecosystem.
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Synonyms for Endangered:
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adj.
• defenseless- hands tied ,
- in line of fire ,
- like a clay pigeon ,
- like a sitting duck ,
- on line ,
- on the line ,
- on the spot ,
- out on limb ,
- pigeon ,
- up the creek ,
- wide open ,
- unguarded .
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- not prayer ,
- off the deep end ,
- out a limb ,
- pre carious ,
- pre-carious ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un safe ,
- un safer ,
- un safest ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-safe ,
- un-safer ,
- un-safest ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- wideopen .
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v.
• endangered Other synonyms:
- dangerous .
- narrow .
Other relevant words:
- at the last extremity ,
- at-risk ,
- caught between Scylla and Charybdis ,
- fraught with danger ,
- hanging by a thread ,
- in a bad way ,
- in a dilemma ,
- in a predicament ,
- in danger ,
- in jeopardy ,
- on thin ice ,
- overdue ,
- threatened with extinction ,
- up the creek without a paddle .
- Adventured ,
- Ambuscaded ,
- Ambushed ,
- Bilked ,
- Chanced ,
- Compromised ,
- Displayed ,
- Divulged ,
- Endangerment ,
- Exhibited ,
- Existed ,
- Gambled ,
- Hazarded ,
- Imparted ,
- Imperiled ,
- Imperiling ,
- Imperilled ,
- Jeopardizing ,
- Lurked ,
- Periculous ,
- Perilled ,
- Scotched ,
- Staked ,
- Subjected ,
- Ventured ,
- abide ,
- affected ,
- at stake ,
- baffled ,
- be ,
- belong ,
- breathe ,
- bushwhacked ,
- cad ,
- cat ,
- chancy ,
- come ,
- concerned ,
- consist ,
- continue ,
- cornered ,
- crossed ,
- dared ,
- debunked ,
- declared ,
- defenseless ,
- disclosed ,
- discovered ,
- dwell ,
- endanger ,
- endure ,
- exist ,
- expose ,
- exposed ,
- foiled ,
- frustrated ,
- gillie ,
- hangman ,
- harm ,
- hazardous ,
- helpless ,
- herdsman ,
- hostler ,
- hyena ,
- impacted ,
- imperil ,
- implicated ,
- in extremis ,
- insecure ,
- intimidate ,
- jeopardised ,
- jeopardize ,
- jockey ,
- lie ,
- live ,
- mania ,
- messenger ,
- monster ,
- occur ,
- offer ,
- open ,
- ostler ,
- panther ,
- parlous ,
- perilous ,
- person ,
- phobia ,
- powerless ,
- promised ,
- protect ,
- queered ,
- revealed ,
- risky ,
- safe ,
- scuppered ,
- sensitive ,
- subject ,
- survive ,
- susceptible ,
- threaten ,
- thwarted ,
- tiger ,
- touched ,
- uncovered ,
- undefended ,
- unprotected ,
- unsafe ,
- untrustworthy ,
- vulnerable ,
- weak ,
- white rhinoceros ,
- wildcat .
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How to use "Endangered" in context?
When we think about endangered animals, most of us imagine creatures like the bald eagle or the jaguar that are threatened with extinction. However, there are also a large number of animals who are considered endangered that you may never have heard of. These include creatures like the PalestineWFrog, the Sumatran tiger, and the Biafra lion.
An animal is said to be endangered when it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. There are various reasons why an animal might be endangered, including global warming, habitat destruction, and poaching.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
Imperilled, Jeopardized, jeopardised.
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Proper noun, singular
Imperiled.
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Verb, past participle
Imperiled, Imperilled, Jeopardized, jeopardised.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
danger.
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Proper noun, singular
danger.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
dangerous, detrimental, disadvantaged, fragile, harmful, hazard, hazardous, high-risk, illustrated, precarious, threatening, Endangering, at-risk.
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Proper noun, singular
Plants.
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Verb, past tense
threatened.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
dying.
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Verb, past participle
attained, breached, broken, burned, committed, constituted, constrained, damaged, depleted, deprived, destroyed, devastated, diluted, diminished, disputed, disrupted, doomed, door, engaged, eroded, exposed, faced, formed, frustrated, gone, harmed, hunted, hurt, impeded, implicated, intimidated, marred, pledged, posed, prejudice, prejudiced, pressed, put, reversed, seat, shaken, threatened, thwarted, upset, violated, Abolished, Achieved, Attacked, Caused, Challenged, Eliminated, Hampered, Hindered, Infringed, Met, Menaced, Questioned, Reached, Slated, Targeted, Warned, Compromised, Subjected, Suffered, undermined, reconsidered, diagnosed.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
jeopardizes.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
threatened, vulnerable.
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Proper noun, singular
threatened.
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Adjective
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