risk - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Synonyms

• danger
• peril
• risk

More generic

• venture

More specific

• chance
• crapshoot
• gamble

Noun

the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

Synonyms

• risk
• risk of exposure

More generic

• chance
• probability

Noun

the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

Synonyms

• risk
• risk of infection

More generic

• chance
• probability

Noun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Synonyms

• endangerment
• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• risk

More generic

• danger

More specific

• health hazard
• moral hazard
• occupational hazard
• sword of Damocles

Verb

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Synonyms

• adventure
• chance
• gamble
• hazard
• risk
• run a risk
• take a chance
• take chances

More generic

• assay
• attempt
• essay
• seek
• try

More specific

• go for broke
• luck it
• luck through

Verb

expose to a chance of loss or damage

Synonyms

• lay on the line
• put on the line
• risk

More generic

• assay
• attempt
• essay
• seek
• try

More specific

• adventure
• bell the cat
• hazard
• jeopardize
• stake
• venture

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