risky
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈrɪski/
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- Investing in start-ups can be very risky, as many fail within a few years.
- risky behavior
- engage in risky behavior
- risky investment
It was weird and untested and risky, and it worked.
- It was weird and untested and risky, and it worked.
- it's, it's, it's less risky to say something
- I, I just, it's too risky to, to give those up.
- Or towards other kinds of highly risky narrow AI.
- Hope feels like a a dangerous and risky act sometimes.
- Status quo is very risky relative to the future.
- So suppose you are confronted with a risky situation.
- I'm not against cycling or cyclists, but it is it's a risky sport by any stretch.
- As Safe said, some of them are more risky than others.
- Some people do it, but it's risky, right?
- People still call Bitcoin inherently risky because it's volatile.
- Well, bonds are particularly risky if inflation goes up.
- Today, the riskiest thing you can be today is an employee.
- And you know, that's a pretty risky manoeuvre for a young person.
Examples
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Rather, the electorate spoke out against risky decisions and in favor of stable economic growth.
Academic text (1992) -
But how do they know which of the risky assets to do?
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Hope feels like a a dangerous and risky act sometimes.
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Because it can be really risky if and when things go South.
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What he was planning was risky, but there was no help for it.
Fiction book (1991) -
If they continued to perform risky procedures, they were to notify patients of their condition.
Fiction book (1992) -
Such generalizations would be risky indeed if used as a basis for prediction.
Academic text (1991) -
Circularizing the orbit is a very risky thing to do, so we're saving it for last.
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It was weird and untested and risky, and it worked.
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As a result, women may acquiesce to a risky partner and have unsafe sex.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.5
Likely to cause harm or injury
170
4.2
Risky or not likely to work
98
5.2
Likely to cause harm or danger
93
1.1
Likely to cause harm to people or damage to things
54
4.4
Likely to cause big loss or danger
47
7.6
In a dangerous, unstable position likely to fall or fail
43
7.5
Full of danger that could cause harm
38
7.1
Unstable ground, water, or weather that can suddenly become dangerous
30
8.5
Likely to be risky or dangerous because the outcome is uncertain
20
7.3
Risky and likely to lose money while aiming for quick profit
13
8.2
Likely to be unsafe or untrustworthy
3
6.9
Not certain and likely to be risky
1
9.9
Full of danger or likely to cause harm
Likely to involve risk or an uncertain result
Antonyms
Compounds
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Risky comes from Italian rischio and French risque, which mean 'danger' or a 'chance of loss', so risky describes something that may cause harm or loss.