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

The results suggested a threshold of 2 milligrams per cubic meter of air, along with low-, medium-, and high-risk categories that individual airlines and manufacturers in Europe now use to decide their ash tolerance. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026

That would allow private insurers to continue writing other coverage policies for homes in high-risk fire areas. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026

Prescription fish oil is still recommended for certain high-risk patients. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2026

But maintaining security over the strait would require a high-risk, resource-intensive operation that could be a yearslong American commitment. —Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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