What does jeopardy mean?
Jeopardy means Danger of failure, harm, or loss..
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/ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ · noun
Danger of failure, harm, or loss..
The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.
Thus chaunce hath (by exchaunge) the flie ſo trapt, / That ſodainly he loſt his libertee: / The more he wrange, the faſter was he wrapt [in the spider's web] / And all to thencreaſe of his ieoberdee, […]
It seemed to me I could do something in that vein with my characters: the ticking clock, dire jeopardy, quick changes of fortune, small acts having huge consequences.
When Obinna was red carded shortly after for a ridiculous kick on Larsson it seemed as though West Ham's hopes of reaching Wembley, and in turn Grant's of keeping his job, lay in serious jeopardy.
Use jeopardy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jeopardy means Danger of failure, harm, or loss..
Common synonyms include gamble, hazard, peril, risk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.
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