high-risk

adjective

1

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

2

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per the new schedule, the CDC will no longer universally recommend vaccines for the flu, COVID-19, meningococcal disease, RSV, hepatitis A and B, and rotavirus for children, instead recommending them only for high-risk groups or leaving the decision up to parents and doctors. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Jan. 2026

But the budget for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, which funds high-risk energy research, would shrink to $350 million, a 24 percent cut. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2026

Instead, the vaccines will only be recommended for some high-risk groups or involve shared decision-making between parents and healthcare providers. —Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

Early strategies that targeted only high-risk groups failed because screening missed too many infected mothers. —Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

• basilisk
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• brisk
• disc
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• fisc
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• frisk
• risk
• whisk
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