| Main Entry: |
risk |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
take a chance |
Synonyms: |
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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Antonyms: |
be certain
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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