low-risk

adjective

1

: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk

low-risk investments

2

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

low-risk patients

Examples of low-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Randall’s done a Zoom with Denver; this would be a low-risk, high-upside play on Day 3. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026

Civale entered Tuesday’s game with close to neutral splits, though, so Boone opted for Rosario in a low-risk, high-reward possibility. —Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Insight’s been building patient-facing AI assistants that take in referrals, reach out to patients and collect clinical history, and schedule low-risk, routine procedures. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

Because midwives are trained to oversee low-risk pregnancies and usually send patients to hospitals if complications arise, agreements with physicians in theory should give midwives someone to consult or transfer patients to in such scenarios. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for low-risk

• basilisk
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