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

If the Rays weren’t up for paying Skubal prices, Peralta is not a bad gamble as a low-risk, high-reward move. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Previously, restricting speech seemed low-risk, but recent crises like protests, congressional hearings, and donor revolts have made managing speech ad hoc increasingly costly. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

But in good news for savers, even though the Fed rate hasn’t budged in seven months, other factors have pushed interest rates higher on some low-risk vehicles that can provide healthy returns for your cash. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Normally, using prewashed lettuce right out of the bags is a low-risk move. — Lisa Cuchara, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for low-risk

• basilisk
• obelisk
• bisque
• brisk
• disc
• disk
• fisc
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• frisk
• risk
• whisk
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