Risk


Synonyms for risk
noun chance taken

prospect
peril
danger
uncertainty
possibility
liability
hazard

opportunity
exposure
fortuity
plunge
fortune
flyer
jeopardy

header
accident
stab
venture
openness
contingency
wager

speculation
gamble
luck
shot in the dark
exposedness
liableness

Antonyms for risk

safety
misfortune
protection
reality

security
certainty
plan
truth

sureness
surety

Synonyms
verb take a chance

endanger
imperil
jeopardize
compromise
defy
speculate
peril
brave
wager
confront
jeopardy

encounter
hazard
face
chance
plunge
adventure
venture
tackle
meet
menace
dare

gamble
beard
take on
be caught short
defy danger
expose to danger
hang by a thread
leap before looking
leave to luck
play with fire
put in jeopardy

run the chance
run the risk
skate on thin ice
take a flyer
take a header
take a plunge
take the liberty
go out of one’s depth

Antonyms

guard
protect
dodge
hide
avoid

retreat
save
neglect
run away
design

plan
be careful
be certain

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