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Synonyms for risky
ˈrɪs kirisky
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unsteadyAntonyms:
actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable
Princeton's WordNet
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, unwarrantedbad, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
riskyadjective
Synonyms:
[colloquial, U. S.] dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, full of risk
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
riskyadjective
Synonyms:
hazardous, unsafe, perilous, jeopardous, dangerous, precarious
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#330 | big | |
#841 | bad | |
#876 | risk | |
#1980 | waste | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2263 | sorry | |
#3304 | crazy | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4178 | dangerous | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5700 | hazardous | |
#5940 | violent | |
#6547 | angry | |
#9013 | idle | |
#9792 | savage | |
#10488 | unstable | |
#11273 | defective | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#13327 | questioning | |
#15510 | forged | |
#15665 | risky | |
#16835 | furious | |
#16845 | unsafe | |
#18847 | raging | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#20140 | speculative | |
#21584 | spoiled | |
#23071 | dubious | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#36686 | unfounded | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#38566 | perilous | |
#39207 | notional | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#47076 | inquisitive | |
#49479 | unsteady | |
#50756 | spoilt | |
#51788 | untamed | |
#53805 | unsound | |
#60134 | baseless | |
#61305 | dotty | |
#61739 | gaga | |
#70807 | equivocal | |
#75645 | dicey | |
#84338 | groundless | |
#93066 | uncollectible | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#106455 | tempestuous | |
#134051 | regretful | |
#162789 | godforsaken | |
#236180 | uncivilised |
How to use risky in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
This report confirms that ... the downblending option is clearly less complex, less risky and cheaper.
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.
Translations for risky
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- riscós, arriscatCatalan, Valencian
- riskantní, nebezpečnýCzech
- riskantGerman
- riesgoso, arriesgadoSpanish
- vaarallinen, riskaabeliFinnish
- risquéFrench
- kockázatosHungarian
- 危険Japanese
- ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿKannada
- riskant, gewaagdDutch
- arriscadoPortuguese
- рискованныйRussian
- rȉzičan, ри̏зичанSerbo-Croatian
- riskfylld, riskabelSwedish
- riskliTurkish
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