Synonyms for risk
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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

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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. Peter Leutscher:

   This overlap of HIV and schistosomiasis is really striking, it's a neglected risk factor.

2. Jonathan Shenkin:

   This study simply adds to the body of evidence that associates secondhand smoke and an increased risk of tooth decay among children, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in childhood.

3. Gavin Newsom:

   You can't have more contrast and more consequence with this election to have a governor on the other side of this ballot that would be joining, that will be joining the other Republican governors and pushing back against the lifesaving interventions to address this pandemic, to eliminate mask wearing in our public schools, putting our kids at risk and their education risk, i think the President expressed a frustration many of us have.

4. Nachman Ash:

   The committee gave the green light for vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds, and this will be possible as of next week, the efficacy of the vaccine outweighs the risk.

5. Chad Gray:

   You like to minimize the risk that your kids have and you want to protect them. And not having any control over the process whatsoever, I think, is really, really frustrating.