Risked Synonyms

Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hazarded
  2. chanced
  3. ventured
  4. adventured
  5. gambled
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ventured
  2. staked
  3. gone
  4. waged
  5. wagered
  6. speculated
  7. plunged
  8. menaced
  9. gambled
  10. jeopardized
  11. imperiled
  12. put
  13. hazarded
  14. posted
  15. exposed
  16. endangered
  17. laid
  18. dared
  19. chanced
  20. braved
  21. adventured
  22. betted
To expose to possible loss or damage
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ventured
  2. hazarded
  3. speculated
  4. jeopardized
  5. endangered
  6. imperiled
  7. compromised
  8. gambled
  9. adventured
To subject to danger or destruction
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. threatened
  2. menaced
  3. jeopardized
  4. imperiled
  5. endangered

Risked Sentence Examples

  • Last night she risked her life climbing down a precipitous cliff in total darkness in an effort to save Billy Langstrom.

  • I risked everything to get to this point.

  • He had risked his own life to protect her from the wild dogs, and chased the man who smashed her windshield.

  • But Gladstone risked the reproach, accepted the office and had a sharp tussle for his seat.

  • In 1865 he risked an encounter with Scottish Sabbatarian ideas.

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