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

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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. David Weinberg:

   For those persons already at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, on balance aspirin is a good idea to reduce cardiovascular disease risk alone, however, it appears it will also reduce colorectal cancer risk at the same time, which represents a benefit with little or no additional risk if aspirin is already indicated.

2. Steven Schoenfeld:

   While these public policy issues are not directly related to investment risk, many investors are saying: 'Wow, this is a risk worth noting. This is a policy risk , a potential reputational risk or perhaps also a regulatory risk,'.

3. Tyson Perez:

   I weighed the absolute risk of the vaccine versus the hypothetical risk of the illness, and it became clear to me that the absolute risk of the vaccine outweighed the hypothetical risk of the illness.

4. Kolbrn Reykfjr Gylfadttir:

   TEXAS GRANDMOTHER RESCUED AFTER POSING ON ICEBERG THRONE THAT DRIFTED OUT TO SEA DURING ICELAND VACATION In Iceland, the iconic Reynisfjara Beach has been the site where several tourists have died over the past decade due to the waves, with many close calls also being reported. Around the same time of the incident caught on video, another tourist was injured when he was also knocked over by a wave and nearly dragged out to sea, Icelandic news site Visir reported. A warning sign at Reynisfjara Beach in Iceland as seen in October 2018. ( Travis Fedschun/Fox News) The entrance to the beach area does feature warning signs that highlight the risk, but officials said the two incidents have prompted a safety review of the tourist site. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP At a meeting on Friday, government officials introduced measures to improve safety at the beach that could allow police to close the site for five to seven days from November till March every year due to weather conditions, Icelandic news outlet Morgunblai reported. A group of tourists in Iceland were left scampering to safety when a large chunk of a nearby glacier suddenly collapsed into the sea, producing a gigantic wave that caught the adventurers by surprise. Another project in the works is a wave forecast system for the beach with a connected warning system to inform tourists who plan on traveling to the site. The project would also include a mast on the beach with a light that would flash a warning at times of danger, according to the Iceland Review. Icelandic Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation rds Kolbrn Reykfjr Gylfadttir has said the recent incidents prove why a risk evaluation of the area is necessary. Its unacceptable that theres a risk of a massive accident in one of the most popular tourist locations in the country, without the necessary arrangements in place, certain improvements have been made, but the responsibility for the case is complicated as well as the fact that travelers often ignore warnings, putting themselves at great risk.

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk. When once the risk has really been taken, then the greatest danger is to risk too much.