risk

/ɹˈɪsk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
   “drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
   “he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime”
3. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
4. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

verb

1. expose to a chance of loss or damage
   “We risked losing a lot of money in this venture”
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
   “When you buy these stocks you are gambling”

Synonyms for risk

• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• endangerment
• danger
• risk of infection
• risk of exposure
• put on the line
• lay on the line
• gamble
• chance
• take chances
• adventure
• run a risk
• take a chance

Words that rhyme with risk

• whisk
• disk
• brisk
• disc
• frisk
• bisque
• fisc
• videodisk
• adisq
• disque
• elektrisk
• fisk
• fiske
• friske
• lisk
• liske
• minidisc
• miske
• nordisk
• prisk
• riske
• sisk
• zisk