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Synonyms for risk
rɪskrisk
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, perilAntonyms:
defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter
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Princeton's WordNet
hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangermentnoun
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
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luck, jeopardy, chance, peril, fortune, riskiness, risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentrisk, 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"
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jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, riskiness, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentrisk, risk of infectionnoun
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
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jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentrisk, risk of exposureverb
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
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jeopardy, risk of infection, peril, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangermentrisk, 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 riskgamble, 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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Dictionary of English Synonymes
risknoun
riskverb
Synonyms:
hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger
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RISK
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How to use risk in a sentence?
Although many studies find that the average achievement of children with sleep-disordered breathing remains in the range of typical children, children with sleep-disordered breathing may be more at risk for performing below this level, that is, some children with sleep-disordered breathing may be performing less well on the tests. What we do not know is which children are more likely to do less well.
Our analysis strongly supports the hypothesis that Zika virus infection during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of microcephaly.
The current scientific evidence shows that when people have occupations in which they are on their feet for more than two hours a day, there seems to be a reduction in the risk of developing key chronic diseases.
The best studies that we have show that mammography reduces risk of death by 30 %.
This is about consequences, we need answers on how this decision was reached, whether there was an alternative and whether the President has thought through the consequences in particular for American lives and not just the troops who are on planes going to the Middle East right now, but United States citizens around the world whose lives may be at risk, because of the fallout from this action. Until we get answers on that, then this move is questionable to say the least.
Translations for risk
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- خطرArabic
- risc, arriscarCatalan, Valencian
- rizikoCzech
- risiko, risikereDanish
- RisikoGerman
- διακυβεύω, θέτω σε [[κίνδυνος, διατρέχω τον [[κίνδυνος, ρισκάρω, ριψοκινδυνεύω, διακινδυνεύω, πιθανότητα, ρίσκο, κίνδυνοςGreek
- riesgo, arriesgarSpanish
- ریسک, به خطر انداختن, ریسک کردن, خطر کردن, دل به دریا زدنPersian
- riski, vaarantaa, riskeerataFinnish
- risqueFrench
- cunnartScottish Gaelic
- riscoGalician
- riskoIdo
- rischiare, rischioItalian
- リスクJapanese
- 위험Korean
- risk, risikoNorwegian
- risico, riskeren, risico nemenDutch
- risiko, riskNorwegian Nynorsk
- ryzyko, zagrożenie, ryzykować, zaryzykowaćPolish
- risco, arriscarPortuguese
- risca, riscRomanian
- риск, рисковатьRussian
- opasnost, rìzikSerbo-Croatian
- rizikoSlovak
- tveganje, tvegatiSlovene
- riskera, risk, äventyraSwedish
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