jeopardy
A state of danger, when something could be harmed or lost.
jeopardy in a sentence
- The climbers knew one wrong step would put their lives in jeopardy on the icy ridge.
- One more overdue library book would put Zain's borrowing rights in serious jeopardy.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to jeopardy?
- Asafety
- Bsecurity
- Cdanger
- Dshelter
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C: danger. The other three mean the opposite of jeopardy.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to jeopardy?
- Atrouble
- Brisk
- Cdanger
- Dsafety
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D: safety. The other three mean nearly the same as jeopardy.
Words that mean something similar
danger, risk, trouble
Words that mean the opposite
safety, security, shelter
More words about places & settings
- knoll: A small round hill.
- loom: To appear as a large, worrying shape, or to be about to happen.
- maroon: To leave someone stranded in a place they cannot escape from.
- nautical: To do with ships, sailors and the sea.
- nomad: A person who moves from place to place instead of living in one home.
- oasis: A green place in a desert where there is water.
- occupy: To live in, fill or take up a space.
- odour: A smell, often an unpleasant one.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test