RISKING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

risking

verb

present participle of risk

as in venturing

to take a chance on Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need

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as in endangering

to place in danger we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

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Recent Examples of risking The administration’s Operation Economic Fury would expand secondary sanctions on countries and companies still trading with Iran, risking fallout for allies that rely on Iranian oil as enforcement grows more aggressive. — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Even a contrarian likely prefers risking less than 2% between now and September expiration. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Courtesy Marriott Costa Rican Hospitality Guerrero lives modestly on a dirt road, in a one bedroom house, only reachable on foot or risking mudslides on a motorbike. — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The move would scrap 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; the idea has been widely decried by environmental groups as risking the demise of some of the nation’s most crucial natural wildernesses. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 And then Biden’s successor would have been faced with the familiar choice between ordering a further surge of forces or risking military defeat. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The shortage of rain across much of Europe is taxing water supplies and risking new wildfires. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 Preparing him to return properly to a competitive rhythm without risking injury will take time. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 Owners now face the tough decision of raising prices and risking losing customers, or absorbing higher costs and sacrificing profits. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Aikman has started venturing into restaurants, coffee shops, stores and other public places with his weekend puppy raiser, Larry Nelson.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
While authorities have previously detained foreign and domestic tourists for venturing outside during Nyepi, those cases were generally resolved without prosecution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of venturing

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Dispute over rescue In two of the citations, Cal-OSHA accused the company of endangering an employee by allowing one of them to go into the backcountry during the rescue operation against a recommendation of local law enforcement.

— Tribune News Service, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent global health cuts are endangering immunization efforts.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of endangering

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Conversations can be indirect due to details being swept under the rug, as someone could be choosing to circle around a particular issue, rather than confronting it head-on.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of confronting

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Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman warned at the United Nations Thursday that Yemen’s internal collapse is increasingly threatening interests far beyond its borders.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of threatening

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Fast capital can create a false sense of security, tempting companies to take on massive contracts before their core production processes or management structures have matured enough to handle that scale.

— Chris Hale, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Others tried to widen their gaze to make sure their eyes would be open as the camera clicked, though the afternoon sun was tempting us to squint.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of tempting

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In all, the Ducks outshot the Oilers 20-7, also out-chancing, out-hitting and outscoring them in the process.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
About two-thirds of Levshunov’s even-strength ice time this season has come alongside Kaiser, and the Blackhawks haven’t been scored on in those minutes, while significantly out-chancing opponents.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of chancing

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