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Synonyms for risky
ˈrɪs kirisky

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. riskyadjective

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. riskyadjective

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "risky":

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

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#3304crazy
#4089fantastic
#4178dangerous
#4924tough
#5700hazardous
#5940violent
#6547angry
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#10488unstable
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#11666uncertain
#13327questioning
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#16835furious
#16845unsafe
#18847raging
#20066doubtful
#20069insecure
#20140speculative
#21584spoiled
#23071dubious
#26177barbarian
#29642unfit
#36686unfounded
#37328precarious
#37717unwarranted
#38566perilous
#39207notional
#40835unsettled
#43810barbaric
#47076inquisitive
#49479unsteady
#50756spoilt
#51788untamed
#53805unsound
#60134baseless
#61305dotty
#61739gaga
#70807equivocal
#75645dicey
#84338groundless
#93066uncollectible
#102327uncivilized
#106455tempestuous
#134051regretful
#162789godforsaken
#236180uncivilised

How to use risky in a sentence?

  1. Phil Larson:

    I'm worried that without proper congressional buy-in, this budget amendment is at best, a massive waste of time, and at worst, pushing risky political timelines that could set NASA back for years.

  2. John Britton:

    Smoking kills half of long-term smokers. Rare conditions like this need to be recognised, but there is no comparison : vaping is far less risky.

  3. Steven Aden:

    Abortionists should not be exempted from the standard that anyone performing risky surgery fully inform the patient of what the procedure is and what it does.

  4. Edwin Lyman:

    This report confirms that ... the downblending option is clearly less complex, less risky and cheaper.

  5. Johnny Heald:

    The evidence is that a lot of people are not excited about saying they want to remain: the passionate people here are those who want to leave. I think the status quo is less sexy but also less risky.


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