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Jeopardy

Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.

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Broader term 1

Danger 76% connected

Authority; jurisdiction; control.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Hazard 74% connected

A game of chance played with dice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hazard 74% connected

A game of chance played with dice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Hazardous 74% connected

Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Hazardous 74% connected

Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 4

Endangerment 92% connected

Hazard; peril.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hazard 92% connected

A game of chance played with dice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Peril 92% connected

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Risk 92% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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