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   risk

   /risk/

   noun

   • 1. a situation involving exposure to danger: "flouting the law was too much of a risk" Similar possibilitychanceprobabilitylikelihooddangerperilthreatmenacefearprospectOpposite impossibility
   • ▪ the possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen: "reduce the risk of heart disease" Similar chanceuncertaintyunpredictabilityprecariousnessinstabilityinsecurityperilousnessriskinessgambleventurepossibilitychanceprobabilitylikelihooddangerperilthreatmenacefearprospectOpposite safetyimpossibility
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as a threat or likely source of danger: "she's a security risk" Similar dangerperiljeopardyhazardthreatmenace
   • ▪ a possibility of harm or damage against which something is insured: "all-risks insurance for professional photographers"
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as likely to turn out well or badly, as specified, in a particular context or respect: "Western banks regarded Romania as a good risk"
   • ▪ the possibility of financial loss: "project finance is essentially an exercise in risk management"

   verb

   • 1. expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss: "he risked his life to save his dog" Similar endangerput at riskput in dangerexpose to dangerput on the linetake a chance withimperiljeopardizeput in jeopardyhazardgamble (with)betwagerchanceventure
   • ▪ act or fail to act in such a way as to bring about the possibility of (an unpleasant or unwelcome event): "unless you're dealing with pure alcohol you're risking contamination from benzene"
   • ▪ incur the chance of unfortunate consequences by engaging in (an action): "he was far too intelligent to risk attempting to deceive her" Similar chanceventuretake the risk ofstand a chance of

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French risque (noun), risquer (verb), from Italian risco ‘danger’ and rischiare ‘run into danger’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Synonyms for RISK: hazard, danger, peril, jeopardy, chance, imperilment, gamble, perilousness, precariousness, riskiness, speculation, temerity; Antonyms for RISK: safety, certainty, sureness, surety, be certain.

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    Synonyms for RISKS: threats, dangers, perils, hazards, menaces, pitfalls, troubles, imminences; Antonyms of RISKS: safeguards, protections, guards, wards, shields, shelters, harbors, refuges