risks

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All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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chance taken n.
take a chance v.

NOUN

chance taken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

danger exposure hazard liability opportunity peril possibility prospect uncertainty

STRONG

accident contingency flyer fortuity fortune gamble header jeopardy luck openness plunge speculation stab venture wager

WEAK

exposedness liableness shot in the dark

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certainty safety security

STRONG

misfortune plan protection reality truth

WEAK

sureness surety

VERB

take a chance

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 run the risk 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

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risks

Walter’s big squeeze reflects the risks in an opaque corner of Wall Street where some of the financial world’s titans make large and poorly understood bets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The risks may be greater when medicines come from unregulated sources.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

It’s a brutal lesson, too, in the risks of leverage, or investment bets fueled by borrowing, several years after Archegos Capital’s implosion, report Gregory Zuckerman, Juliet Chung and Peter Rudegeair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But she was less concerned about future risks than she was about losing me now.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Eisman was now convinced a lot of the biggest firms on Wall Street did not understand their own risks, and were in peril.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis