RISKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

risked

verb

past tense of risk

as in ventured

to take a chance on Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need

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to place in danger we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

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Recent Examples of risked Undermining trust By introducing an AI image generator as a Google Earth feature, Google risked undermining public trust in Google Earth as a reliable reference for providing authentic imagery of the real world, Ess said. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 Doing so only risked antagonising members of the international football community and creating suspicion. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026 One liberal justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, said in May after the court struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act that the institution risked being seen as political. — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Anti-ICE walkout exposes how school district 'failed' parents, risked student safety. — FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Previous rules had allowed strikes that risked up to five civilian deaths, or in certain cases ten. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 For years, writers with much to lose have risked their reputations and livelihoods in opposition to that work. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 What addresses are still under evacuation orders after the Midtown building risked collapse? — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 8 July 2026 At the event, Antonoff risked a run-in with ex-girlfriend Lena Dunham, who was also present at Swift’s rehearsal dinner and ceremony. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026

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The trouble comes when, having ventured on such a tangent, the critic has to lurch back on track.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Head underground The Bee’s diversions reporter Camila Pedrosa recently ventured deep into the earth, twice, to explore Black Chasm Cavern in Amador County, as well as California Cavern in Calaveras County.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ventured

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All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Will Huebner / Santa Barbara Zoo Red pandas, which are a little larger than a house cat, are considered endangered, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 28 July 2026

Definition of endangered

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The force, which is still operating below its target of 5,500 personnel, also recently conducted operations in Delmas where it was also confronted by armed groups.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Keaton allegedly confronted fans at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena who were holding signs in support of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Tuesday, following Cunningham's comments about transgender athletes, according to ESPN.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
In England, where half the country is gripped by drought, firefighters battled a wildfire on an east coast heath in Suffolk, near a nuclear power station that fire services said wasn’t threatened.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of threatened

Verb

Long hitters may be tempted to attack the green in two, but the uphill second shot played to a partially obscured putting surface—demands both precision and exceptional ball-striking.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Other teams, including Remco Evenepoel’s Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, may be tempted to try a move on Alpe d’Huez tomorrow, in case of sickness — a move of such aggression that it would never usually be considered.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of tempted

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In September 2024, state economists attributed the drop in play to a decline in scratch-off sales as consumers faced inflationary pressures coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which saw a spike in Lottery purchases.

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The policy decision arrived as oil prices surged and stock prices tumbled in response to a resumption of fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the challenge faced by central bankers tasked with containing price increases.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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