| risk | (noun) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | Synonyms: danger, peril |
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| (noun) the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | Synonyms: risk of exposure |
| (noun) the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | Synonyms: risk of infection |
| (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril |
| (verb) expose to a chance of loss or damage | Synonyms: lay on the line, put on the line |
| (verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | Synonyms: adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, run a risk, take a chance, take chances |
| riskily | (adverb) in a dangerously risky manner | - |
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| riskiness | (noun) a state of danger involving risk | Synonyms: peril |
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| riskless | (adjective) thought to be devoid of risk | Synonyms: risk-free, unhazardous |
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| risklessness | (noun) safety as a consequence of entailing no risk | - |
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| risky | (adjective) involving risk or danger | Synonyms: hazardous, wild |
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| (adjective) not financially safe or secure | Synonyms: bad, high-risk, speculative |