Synonyms for risky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ris-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪs ki |
Top 10 synonyms for risky Other synonyms for the word risky
- chancy
- endangered
- fraught with danger
- going for broke
- hairy
- hanging by a thread
- iffy
- insecure
- jeopardous
- long shot
- not a prayer
- off the deep end
- on slippery ground
- on the spot
- on thin ice
- out on a limb
- playing with fire
- rocky
- ticklish
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- unhealthy
- unsafe
- unsound
- venturesome
- wicked
- wide-open
Définition of risky
Origin :- 1825, from risk (n.) + -y (2). Riskful in same sense is from 1793. Related: Riskiness.
- adj dangerous
- Lieut. Rodgers was convinced that this method was too risky and that some other must be devised.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- That, if you will excuse my saying so, seems to me rather too risky a venture.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- "Too risky to scale that," Frank mused, as he noted the sharp-pointed palings.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- "That was a risky thing you did just then," he whispered to Betty.
- Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
- It pleased her much to anticipate an end to a risky situation.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- The attack was risky, a sort of forlorn hope—but he would take the risk.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- And then I had a plan—a risky chance, but a chance, just the same.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Mining in these parts isn't the risky kind of business it used to be.
- Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
- But it will be seen that it is a risky thing to reckon without one's host.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- That will be a risky thing, if you like, under the circumstances.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
Antonyms for risky
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