Definitions

risky

[ris-kee] / ˈrɪs ki /

ADJECTIVE

dangerous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate dicey hazardous perilous precarious sensitive speculative treacherous tricky uncertain unhealthy unsafe unsound

WEAK

chancy endangered fraught with danger going for broke hairy hanging by a thread iffy insecure jeopardous long shot not a prayer off the deep end on slippery ground on thin ice on-the-spot out on a limb playing with fire rocky ticklish touch-and-go touchy venturesome wicked wide-open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain definite harmless healthy honest insensitive protected safe secure stable strong sure well

WEAK

assured

Example Sentences

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Risky assets like crypto tend to respond favorably to lower rates.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Appeared in the November 26, 2025, print edition as 'Traders Are Flooding Markets With Risky Bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Read archived story: Risky stocks and safe-haven gold are both aiming for records.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025

Risky loans to borrowers with low credit ratings had been packaged up and sold to banks around the world.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Risky, I’d say, trying to figure out anybody’s state of mind.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison