Synonyms of risking

risking

verb

present participle of risk

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venturing
• confronting
• tempting
• hazarding
• chancing
• facing
• endangering
• daring
• exposing
• gambling (on)
• jeopardizing
• adventuring
• running the risk of
• imperilling
• braving
• challenging
• imperiling
• compromising
• subjecting
• breasting
• defying
• brazening
• menacing
• outbraving
• bearding
• betting (on)
• wagering

2

as in endangering

to place in danger

we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangering
• threatening
• jeopardizing
• imperilling
• compromising
• imperiling
• venturing
• hazarding
• gambling (with)
• perilling
• menacing
• adventuring
• jeoparding
• periling
• intimidating
• subjecting
• exposing
• chancing
• wagering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• preserving
• saving
• sheltering
• resuming