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.
Recent Examples on the WebFitch sees both San Francisco and San Jose as risky as San Diego — 15 percent to 19 percent overvalued.—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024 So many newbie investors have lost money on the risky trading of derivatives — investment securities tied to other securities — that the regulators want to rein them back in.—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 31 May 2024 Conventional wisdom in the business world holds that a company lifer can be a risky choice as a new CEO.—Byphil Wahba and Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 May 2024 Vasectomy is much less risky because it's done in a healthcare provider's office with local anesthesia.13
Female sterilization (tubal ligation) means removing, blocking, or cutting the fallopian tubes.—Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for risky
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