risky

English

Etymology

risk +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪski/
Rhymes: -ɪski

Adjective

risky (comparative riskier, superlative riskiest)

Dangerous, involving risks.
Investing in this start-up company could be risky.

Synonyms

hazardous, dangerous, perilous

Antonyms

riskless, safe, secure

Related terms

Translations

dangerous, involving risks

Catalan: riscós, arriscat (ca)
Czech: nebezpečný (cs), riskantní (cs)
Dutch: gewaagd (nl), riskant (nl)
Finnish: vaarallinen (fi), riskaabeli (fi)
French: risqué (fr) m
German: riskant (de), gefährlich (de), gewagt (de), pikant (de)
Greek: παρακινδυνευμένος (el) m (parakindynevménos)
Hungarian: kockázatos (hu)
Italian: rischioso (it), arrischiato (it), pericoloso (it), azzardato (it) m
Japanese: 危険な (ja) (kiken na)
Korean: 위험한 (wiheomhan)
Maori: whakawhara

Norwegian:
Bokmål: farefull

Nynorsk: farefull
Portuguese: arriscado (pt)
Russian: риско́ванный (ru) (riskóvannyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ри̏зичан m

Roman: rȉzičan (sh) m
Spanish: riesgoso, arriesgado (es)
Swedish: riskabel (sv), riskfylld
Turkish: riskli (tr)
Volapük: riskodik (vo)

Anagrams

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