Definitions

risky

[ris-kee] / ˈrɪs ki /

ADJECTIVE

dangerous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate dicey hazardous perilous precarious sensitive speculative treacherous tricky uncertain unhealthy unsafe unsound

WEAK

chancy endangered fraught with danger going for broke hairy hanging by a thread iffy insecure jeopardous long shot not a prayer off the deep end on slippery ground on thin ice on-the-spot out on a limb playing with fire rocky ticklish touch-and-go touchy venturesome wicked wide-open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain definite harmless healthy honest insensitive protected safe secure stable strong sure well

WEAK

assured

Example Sentences

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For companies, the smaller deals are less risky than huge outlays that can saddle acquirers with big debt loads.

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Investors and analysts also consider the deal one of the riskiest because Oracle is taking on tens of billions in debt to partner with the unprofitable OpenAI.

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Even telling people that he was learning a splitter felt risky.

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For large businesses, it’s still considered too risky to deploy AI agent platforms like OpenClaw.

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Ramping up reliance on imports will be seen as risky, which isn’t a good sign for LNG demand.

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