at-risk

Definitions

In a state or condition of being exposed to danger, harm, or loss.

Designating a person, typically a child or adolescent, who is considered to have a higher probability of failing academically or experiencing social or behavioral problems.

Examples

The local government launched a new program to provide additional resources for at-risk youth in the community.

Conservationists are working tirelessly to protect the habitat of several at-risk species in the rainforest.

Synonyms

vulnerable endangered exposed in jeopardy precarious threatened susceptible

Antonyms

secure safe protected invulnerable guarded stable out of danger