1. (noun)hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune Synonyms: luck, jeopardy, chance, risk, peril, fortune, riskiness, risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment
2. (noun)risk, peril, danger a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury Synonyms: jeopardy, risk of infection, risk, peril, riskiness, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment
3. (noun)risk, risk of infection 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. (verb)risk, risk of exposure the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent Synonyms: jeopardy, risk of infection, risk, peril, risk of exposure, hazard, danger, endangerment
5. (verb)risk, put on the line, lay on the line expose to a chance of loss or damage Synonyms: risk, chance, lay on the line, gamble, hazard, take a chance, take chances, put on the line, adventure, run a risk
6. (verb)gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome 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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'risk'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 v Synonyms: danger, hazard, insecurity, jeopardy, peril, risk Antonyms: defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter
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