dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully.
soldiers on a dangerous mission
hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure.
claims that smoking is hazardous to your health
precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty.
earned a precarious living by gambling
perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger.
perilous mountain roads
risky often applies to a known and accepted danger.
shied away from risky investments
Examples of risky in a Sentence
Her plan is too risky.
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Voyager is a risky but fruitful investment into a huge growth market, according to many analysts, who are counting on the company’s Starlab commercial space station as the ultimate upside opportunity for the firm.—Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 July 2025 This represents a highly unorthodox and potentially risky approach to trade.—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025 Much of this inventory is now sitting idle on the market, as buyers steer away from a likely risky investment.—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 For all of its allure, though, nostalgia is a tricky element for a restaurant to trade in, and a risky thing to rely on.—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for risky
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