RISKY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word risky. (close relations)
risk
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| hazardous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving risk or danger | ||||||
| dangerous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | ||||||
| high-risk | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not financially safe or secure | ||||||
| perilous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • fraught with danger | ||||||
| speculative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not financially safe or secure • not based on fact or investigation • showing curiosity | ||||||
| chancy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk • subject to accident or chance or change | ||||||
| delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||
| dicey | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | ||||||
| dodgy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| hairy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or covered with hair adjective satellite • hazardous and frightening | ||||||
| iffy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • subject to accident or chance or change | ||||||
| insecure | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way • lacking in security or safety • lacking self-confidence or assurance adjective satellite • not safe from attack | ||||||
| ominous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments • presaging ill fortune | ||||||
| parlous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • fraught with danger | ||||||
| precarious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • affording no ease or reassurance • fraught with danger • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||
| problematic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to doubt or debate • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||
| treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| tricky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be trusted • having concealed difficulty • marked by skill in deception | ||||||
| uncertain | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance • not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown • not established or confirmed • not certain to occur; not inevitable adjective satellite • subject to change • not consistent or dependable • ambiguous (especially in the negative) | ||||||
| unpredictable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not capable of being foretold adjective satellite • unknown in advance • not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | ||||||
