risking

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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Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'Hezbollah Rearms, Risking Cease-Fire'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Risking an out on the basepaths is nearly as passé as a sacrifice bunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Risking arrest to draw attention to your cause is a notoriously effective tactic if done correctly.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2022

Risking Moscow's ire, Zelenskiy has courted Western leaders, including U.S.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2022

Risking injury, my father and Jimmy Papanikolas carried everything up the secret stairway behind the wallpapered door.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides