Antonyms for risking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : risk |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪsk |
Definition of risking
Origin :- 1660s, risque, from French risque (16c.), from Italian risco, riscio (modern rischio), from riscare "run into danger," of uncertain origin. The anglicized spelling first recorded 1728. Spanish riesgo and German Risiko are Italian loan-words. With run (v.) from 1660s. Risk aversion is recorded from 1942; risk factor from 1906; risk management from 1963; risk taker from 1892.
- verb take a chance
- Do this for the sake of her who is risking her life to save yours.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- Why not add one good one to your account, by risking your life for the reformed faith?'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Risking all things, even reputation, for me, and I so unworthy.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- The Rougons were risking the last sum they had at their disposal.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- He began to hesitate, having an atrocious dread of risking his tranquillity.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- England is risking all for peace, just as Webb risked all for money.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- I have been risking my life every day for the last fortnight to keep her out of the house.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- I fail to see the need of risking my neck to climb this goat stairway.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- This is risking a fight every time—for Tengga's men look very black at us.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- She must provide for them who were risking their lives for others.
- Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
Synonyms for risking
- adventure
- be caught short
- beard
- brave
- chance
- compromise
- confront
- dare
- defy
- defy danger
- encounter
- endanger
- expose to danger
- face
- gamble
- go out of one's depth
- hang by a thread
- hazard
- imperil
- jeopardize
- jeopardy
- leap before looking
- leave to luck
- meet
- menace
- peril
- play with fire
- plunge
- put in jeopardy
- run the chance
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- tackle
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take on
- take the liberty
- venture
- wager
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