Thesaurus / risks
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synonyms for risks
- endanger
- imperil
- jeopardize
- compromise
- defy
- speculate
- peril
- brave
- wager
- confront
- jeopardy
- encounter
- hazard
- face
- chance
- plunge
- adventure
- venture
- tackle
- meet
- menace
- dare
- gamble
- beard
- take on
- be caught short
- defy danger
- expose to danger
- 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 the liberty
- go out of one's depth
On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to risks, such as: prospect, peril, danger, uncertainty, possibility, and liability.
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He doubled and trebled his risks, and did the like, as may be guessed, to his anxieties and failures.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSAnd meanwhile you had better stay close to that hole, for there's no need of your running any risks.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYAs for the slipperiness of the ground, my opponent will run no greater risks than I. I am not the only impatient one.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIA passenger who stands on a platform or on the steps of a street car, when there is room inside, assumes all the risks himself.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESAnd it got into all sorts of danger, and ran fearful risks, and couldn't fly or use its wings properly,—till finally——'
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODConsidering the risks to which the manure is exposed on the field, the latter plan would appear to be the best.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSONNor would warriors like Bruce and his paladins have ever weighed for a moment the risks of the sacred mission.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONFor the vote which protected him from annoyance here left him exposed to serious risks on the other side of the Cape of Good Hope.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYThe attraction must be supposed to have been great; for the risks of the journey were not trifling.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYThe king cannot stay here long; you will see that it is impossible for Countess Saens to run any further risks.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE