Synonyms for risky
ˈrɪs kirisky

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1. riskyadjective

   Synonyms:
   dangerous, hazardous, perilous

   Antonyms:
   safe, riskless

2. riskyadjective

   Dangerous, involving risks.

   Investing in this start-up company could be risky.

   Synonyms:
   hazardous, dangerous, perilous

   Antonyms:
   safe, riskless

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1. risky

   Uncertain is applied to things that human knowledge can not certainly determine or that human power can not certainly control; precarious originally meant dependent on the will of another, and now, by extension of meaning, dependent on chance or hazard, with manifest unfavorable possibility verging toward probability; as, one holds office by a precarious tenure, or land by a precarious title; the strong man's hold on life is uncertain, the invalid's is precarious.

   Synonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, insecure, perilous, precarious, unassured, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady

   Antonyms:
   actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable

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1. hazardous, risky, wildadjective

   involving risk or danger

   "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

   Synonyms:
   furious, waste, wild, dotty, savage, barbarian, bad, speculative, baseless, violent, untamed, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, raving mad, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, high-risk, tempestuous, uncivilized, gaga, unwarranted

   Antonyms:
   safe, sound

2. bad, risky, high-risk, speculativeadjective

   not financially safe or secure

   "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"

   Synonyms:
   big, spoiled, uncollectible, questioning, bad, speculative, regretful, hazardous, forged, defective, inquisitive, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, wondering(a), high-risk, unfit, wild, notional

   Antonyms:
   safe, sound

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1. riskyadjective

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, full of risk

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1. riskyadjective

   Synonyms:
   hazardous, unsafe, perilous, jeopardous, dangerous, precarious

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1. List of paraphrases for "risky":

   dangerous, dicey, hazardous, high-risk, perilous, at-risk, unsafe, risk

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1. Robin Carhart-Harris:

   Psychedelic drugs have potent psychological effects and are only given in our research when appropriate safeguards are in place, i wouldn't want members of the public thinking they can treat their own depressions by picking their own magic mushrooms. That kind of approach could be risky.

2. Gregory Conley:

   It is critical that adult smokers understand that nothing in this study will change the conclusions of respected organizations like the Royal College of Physicians and Public Health England, both of which have estimated that vaping is at least 95 % less risky than smoking.

3. Richard Cavallaro:

   It got a little risky so we decided to put it on ice for a little bit.

4. Brian Weeden:

   If the goal is to land people on the moon by 2024, that doesnt leave a lot of time to do test flights, whether or not its too risky is above my pay grade. This is a huge debate.

5. Kenneth Mayer:

   The data say that people don’t necessarily increase their risky behaviors and they don’t decrease their risk in this kind of setting either.