Antonyms for risks
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : risk |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪsk |
Definition of risks
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.
- noun chance taken
- verb take a chance
- And as for Shepler—he wondered if Shepler knew just what risks he might be taking on.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He little thought what risks he ran when he fell in love with her!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The constable did not know whether he was shamming or not, but he took no risks.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- "There are risks enough in racin' without lookin' for them," he said.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- These are the sorts of scenes that harden lads, and make them fond of risks.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- In all my risks and emergencies, I am not sensible of having given a thought to my Maker.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- If that is the case, said Altamont, we must get out at all risks.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- If a girl mends her clothes on her back, she risks having a drunken husband.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- No; but I would not for the world that you should unwittingly run any risks in this place.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- At risks too hideous to name I have saved him from it twice.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
Synonyms for risks
- accident
- adventure
- be caught short
- beard
- brave
- chance
- compromise
- confront
- contingency
- danger
- dare
- defy
- defy danger
- encounter
- endanger
- expose to danger
- exposedness
- exposure
- face
- flyer
- fortuity
- fortune
- gamble
- go out of one's depth
- hang by a thread
- hazard
- header
- imperil
- jeopardize
- jeopardy
- leap before looking
- leave to luck
- liability
- liableness
- luck
- meet
- menace
- openness
- opportunity
- peril
- play with fire
- plunge
- possibility
- prospect
- put in jeopardy
- run the chance
- run the risk
- shot in the dark
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- speculation
- stab
- tackle
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take on
- take the liberty
- uncertainty
- venture
- wager
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