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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Their returns then become more attractive when compared to those of the riskier stocks.

From Barron's

This could be a risky strategy at a time of low unemployment and higher interest rates, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal

It poses a risk of rupturing and she has been told that, because of its size, it is too risky to operate.

From BBC

Rising data-center power consumption is one of the conditions contributing to a risky backdrop, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal

That makes Newmont an extremely risky bet in the current market with gold already at record highs.

From Barron's