run the risk

VERB

chance

Synonyms

STRONG

attempt gamble hazard jeopardize plunge speculate stake try venture wager wildcat

WEAK

cast lots draw lots go out on a limb have a fling at play with fire put eggs in one basket put it on the line roll the dice skate on thin ice stick one's neck out take shot in the dark tempt fate tempt fortune toss up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain

WEAK

aim design plan scheme

VERB

dare

Synonyms

STRONG

adventure attempt brave endanger endeavor gamble hazard presume risk speculate stake try undertake venture

WEAK

be bold go ahead make bold pluck up take a chance take heart try one's hand

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain ignore

WEAK

be careful hold back refrain

VERB

risk

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 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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If they're trailing 2-0, do they commit more people forward or chase the game and run the risk of conceding more and taking themselves out of the tournament on goal difference in the process?

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

A trial could cost as much as $3 million in legal fees and run the risk of greater punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Such a move would buy time, but also run the risk of enraging Trump at a delicate moment in U.S.-Mexico relations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

JPMorgan’s strategists reckon it’s too late to sell, and if you do, you run the risk of being “whipsawed.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Cressida and Pollux run the risk of being recognized by acquaintances, Gale could be familiar from the propos and news, and Peeta and I are known by every citizen of Panem.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

run the risk

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