Synonyms for risk
rɪskrisk

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1. risk

   Danger is exposure to possible evil, which may be either near and probable or remote and doubtful; peril is exposure to imminent and sharply threatening evil, especially to such as results from violence. An invalid may be in danger of consumption; a disarmed soldier is in peril of death. Jeopardy is nearly the same as peril, but involves, like risk, more of the element of chance or uncertainty; a man tried upon a capital charge is said to be put in jeopardy of life. Insecurity is a feeble word, but exceedingly broad, applying to the placing of a dish, or the possibilities of a life, a fortune, or a government. Compare HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   danger, hazard, insecurity, jeopardy, peril

   Antonyms:
   defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. risknoun

   Synonyms:
   hazard, danger, peril, exposure, jeopardy

   Antonyms:
   safety, security, insurance, protection, prophylactic

2. riskverb

   Synonyms:
   hazard, peril, jeopard, venture, stake

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangermentnoun

   a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

   "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

   Synonyms:
   luck, jeopardy, chance, peril, fortune, riskiness, risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment

2. risk, peril, dangernoun

   a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

   "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, riskiness, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment

3. risk, risk of infectionnoun

   the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

   Synonyms:
   jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment

4. risk, risk of exposureverb

   the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

   Synonyms:
   jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment

5. risk, put on the line, lay on the lineverb

   expose to a chance of loss or damage

   "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

   Synonyms:
   chance, lay on the line, gamble, hazard, take a chance, take chances, put on the line, adventure, run a risk

6. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, encounter, happen, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, bump, adventure, venture, hazard, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line

Matched Categories

1. • Probability

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. risknoun

   Synonyms:
   danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, chance, venture

2. riskverb

   Synonyms:
   hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. risknoun

   Synonyms:
   unsafety, danger, peril, jeopardy, hazard, imperilment

2. riskverb

   Synonyms:
   hazard, endanger, peril, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize

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1. List of paraphrases for "risk":

   risks, danger, hazard, venture, hazards, threat, likelihood, risc, jeopardy, peril, at-risk, ril, potential, risque, dangerous, dangers, likely, risques, chance, possibility, may, stake, risk-taking, risky, exposure, might

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How to use risk in a sentence?

1. Steven Maijoor:

   The lack of clarity on the methodologies underpinning those scoring mechanisms and their diversity does not contribute to enabling investors to effectively compare investments which are marketed as sustainable, thus contributing to the risk of greenwashing, personally I believe that, where ESG ratings are used for investment purposes, ESG rating agencies should be regulated and supervised appropriately by public sector authorities.

2. Keith Noll:

   We know that the news of this potential risk of infection may be concerning to our open-heart patients, and we sincerely regret any distress that it may create for those patients and their families.

3. Dan Gainor:

   If you do not engage with China in the next two years, you may run the risk of becoming a dinosaur.

4. James Anderson:

   I think there’s real risk that China may conclude that concrete U.S. actions in response to Russia’s invasion fall somewhat short of its rhetoric.

5. Mayor Villalobos:

   I kept on saying, we gotta help the small businesses, the ones that put their capital at risk, immediately, and we haven’t done that as well as we should.