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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Now, some investment firms trying to grab a slice of the fees generated by the trillions of dollars flowing into ETFs are taking the opposite approach: racing to sell new, exotic and riskier offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal

"These types of surgeries are too risky, yet it's still so accessible," she said.

From BBC

—Bitcoin fell along with other cryptocurrencies as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs reduces appetite for risky assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The race to dominate artificial intelligence has created a financial superstructure of eye-watering corporate valuations, massive capital-expenditure plans, risky Wall Street trades and convoluted debt deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his first term, his trade team had rejected that path as too risky legally and politically.

From The Wall Street Journal

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