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, risk, 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, risk, 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, risk, 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, risk, 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:
   risk, 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, risk

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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Storm Prediction Center:

   Robust wind fields should still support strong to severe thunderstorms along the front, primary risk with these storms will be damaging wind gusts.

2. Abhijit Duggal:

   They have a higher risk of getting sick enough to come to the hospital more often, needing the ICU more often, i know it’s difficult two years into the pandemic. But because we are unsure about the risk for these populations, we need to be mindful that we protect them.

3. Stephane Ekolo:

   This agreement needs the nod from other OPEC and non OPEC nations, which seems unlikely, therefore market participants turned again cautious and risk-off sentiment is back on again.

4. David Malpass:

   The reason that this is a prolonged risk for the world is that we’re coming off of a very exceptionally low period of interest rates, last year I called it uncharted territory on both fiscal policy, which was massively expansionary, and the monetary policy.

5. Matti Marklund:

   We found those with the highest levels actually had the lowest risk of CVD( cardiovascular disease). These relationships are highly interesting, but we need further studies to better understand the full health impact of dairy fats and dairy foods.