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. Jodie Voth:

   Women hide therapy because it feels risky to involve him, he now has equal opportunity to influence the fate of the relationship. It’s OK to do personal work in a given session, but he deserves a chance to be involved when it relates to him, too.

2. Christopher Kraft:

   We had a total of 15 minutes of manned spaceflight experience, we hadnt flown Mercury in orbit yet, and heres a guy telling me were going to fly to the moon. ... Doing it was one thing, but doing it in this decade was to me too risky, frankly it scared the hell out of me.

3. David Schwebel:

   Tricycles are somewhat riskier than other toys children use but that does n’t mean they are highly risky toys.

4. Robert Minter:

   Investors are starting to realize bitcoin is more of a risky asset. It's less of a portfolio diversification tool and more of an energy drink.

5. Frank Biermann:

   It’s very risky. It cannot be governed. It’s unethical, and it is one of the biggest dangers in the current climate policies.