| Main Entry: |
risky |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
dangerous |
Synonyms: |
chancy,
delicate, dicey, endangered, fraught with danger, going for broke,
hairy*, hanging by a thread,
hazardous, 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,
perilous, playing with fire,
precarious, rocky,
sensitive,
speculative, ticklish, touch-and-go,
touchy,
treacherous,
tricky,
uncertain,
unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, venturesome,
wicked, wide-open
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Antonyms: |
assured, certain, safe, sure
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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