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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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Otherwise, they run the risk of making sensational claims that don’t make sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

"We wouldn't be able to go to Alton Towers because we couldn't run the risk of big queues," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

However, they also run the risk of identifying the wrong people—while leveraging the same tools that have been misused by the agencies being targeted.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

We run the risk of winning isolated battles but losing the larger war.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander