📖 Definitions of "Risk"
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A possible adverse event or outcome
- 2
The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
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The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
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(formal use in business, engineering, etc.) The potential (conventionally negative) effect of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the effect should it occur.
- 1
To incur risk of (something).
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To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
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To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
🔄 Synonyms of "Risk"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| perilnoun | A situation of serious and immediate danger. |
| chancenoun | (countable) An opportunity or possibility. |
| adventurenoun | (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| jeopardynoun | Danger of failure, harm, or loss. |
| dangernoun | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
| lay on the lineverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To risk. |
| take a chanceverb | (idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky. |
| run a riskverb | (idiomatic) To perform an action which may result in a loss or failure. |
| take chancesverb | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| put on the lineverb | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
| gamblenoun | A bet or wager. |
| hazardnoun | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Risk"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| take a chanceverb | (idiomatic) To risk doing something; to try something risky. |
| hazardnoun | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. |
| adventurenoun | (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| dangernoun | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
| perilnoun | A situation of serious and immediate danger. |
| lay on the lineverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To risk. |
| chancenoun | (countable) An opportunity or possibility. |
| gamblenoun | A bet or wager. |
| jeopardynoun | Danger of failure, harm, or loss. |
| put on the lineverb | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
| run a riskverb | (idiomatic) To perform an action which may result in a loss or failure. |
| take chancesverb | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| riskinessnoun | The characteristic of being risky. |
| high-risk | Having a great risk. |
| risky | Dangerous, involving risks. |
| endangermentnoun | The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger. |
| venturenoun | A risky or daring undertaking or journey. |
| endangerverb | (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. |
| risk-takingnoun | The practice or tendency of doing things that are risky or have uncertain outcomes. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
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🏷️ Nouns for "Risk"
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