risk

[risk] / rɪsk /

NOUN

chance taken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

danger exposure hazard liability opportunity peril possibility prospect uncertainty

STRONG

accident contingency flyer fortuity fortune gamble header jeopardy luck openness plunge speculation stab venture wager

WEAK

exposedness liableness shot in the dark

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty safety security

STRONG

misfortune plan protection reality truth

WEAK

sureness surety

VERB

take a chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compromise defy endanger imperil jeopardize

STRONG

adventure beard brave chance confront dare encounter face gamble hazard jeopardy meet menace peril plunge speculate tackle venture wager

WEAK

be caught short defy danger expose to danger go out of one's depth hang by a thread leap before looking leave to luck play with fire put in jeopardy run the chance run the risk skate on thin ice take a flyer take a header take a plunge take on take the liberty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

avoid be careful design dodge hide neglect plan retreat run away

WEAK

be certain

Example Sentences

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The U.S. could keep powerful munitions in orbit to be deployed quickly and without risk to American troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The foundation said younger recipients were "at even greater risk of hardship".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

We hope you’re enjoying this limited-time look inside Barron’s Global Signals, a new premium weekly newsletter offering a deeper perspective into geopolitical risk, policy shifts, and international developments.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Some of these markers may even signal risk across multiple diseases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

He couldn’t risk that out in the open.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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