Risks Synonyms and Antonyms

To put up as a stake in a game or speculation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. goes
  2. wagers
  3. ventures
  4. stakes
  5. puts
  6. posts
  7. lays
  8. gambles
  9. bets
To subject to danger or destruction
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. threatens
  2. menaces
  3. jeopardizes
  4. imperils
  5. endangers
To expose to possible loss or damage
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ventures
  2. hazards
  3. compromises
  4. adventures
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hazards
  2. jeopardies
  3. perils
  4. gambles
  5. chances
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. perils
  2. jeopardies
  3. hazards
  4. dangers
  5. speculations

Risks Sentence Examples

  • But friendly advisers also joined him, pointing out the risks of his undertaking.

  • Think of the risks we'd all be exposed to.

  • Where must she go daily that she risks herself?

  • Both the telegraph companies and the railway companies had incurred heavy commercial risks in developing the telegraph services of the country and only moderate profits were earned.

  • Owing to the great risks from fire the villages usually cover a large area of ground, and the houses are scattered and straggling.

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