Synonyms of at risk

at risk

phrase

as in susceptible

being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm

She put her life at risk to rescue residents from the house fire.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• susceptible
• vulnerable
• sensitive
• subject (to)
• prone
• in jeopardy
• liable
• exposed
• endangered
• likely
• open
• in deep water
• unprotected
• unsecured
• uncovered
• unscreened
• unguarded
• undefended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• invulnerable
• protected
• covered
• secured
• unexposed
• sheltered
• safeguarded
• unsusceptible
• shielded
• insusceptible
• screened
• guarded
• warded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of at risk

Today, 11 buildings are in the process of being strengthened and about 170 are caught in bureaucratic limbo — they have been assessed as being at risk and approved for renovation, but the construction work has not yet begun. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Seedlings are especially at risk of being eaten to the ground. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

If folks want to practice for the Tour de France, there is a real velodrome in Kissena Park in Queens, where pedestrians and parents with little ones aren’t at risk of being plowed over. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

That puts Capital One more at risk as the company's book has more exposure to subprime borrowers. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 July 2026