Synonyms of risking

risking

verb

present participle of risk

1

as in venturing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venturing
• confronting
• tempting
• hazarding
• chancing
• facing
• endangering
• daring
• exposing
• gambling (on)
• jeopardizing
• adventuring
• running the risk of
• braving
• challenging
• imperiling
• compromising
• subjecting
• breasting
• defying
• brazening
• menacing
• outbraving
• bearding
• betting (on)
• wagering

2

as in endangering

to place in danger

we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangering
• threatening
• jeopardizing
• compromising
• imperiling
• venturing
• hazarding
• gambling (with)
• menacing
• jeoparding
• adventuring
• periling
• intimidating
• subjecting
• exposing
• chancing
• wagering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• preserving
• saving
• sheltering
• resuming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of risking

Instead, rather than risking extinction at the capricious will of AI, humanity will benefit enormously from AI’s ability to self-optimize. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Experts warn that massive constellations could be incredibly ecologically damaging, releasing copious amounts of atmospheric pollution and risking damage to the ozone layer. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Grisanti calls himself a value investor, but one who wades into areas typically avoided by other value types — the ones who blanch at the thought of risking their capital on the promise of future returns rather than present cash flows. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

In July, Chinese geologists reported that the dam is being constructed over an active fault line, risking the integrity of the project's infrastructure. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Already, many import-dependent countries face shortages, fiscal pressure, and in some cases a difficult choice between cutting fuel subsidies and risking unrest or maintaining them and further weakening public finances. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

To deliver enough for even a small building, a functional brewery would need to be constructed – without emitting a bunch of carbon dioxide or risking your microbes. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Resilient consumer spending also shows the Federal Reserve has some room to raise rates to tame inflation, without risking pushing the US economy over the edge with a potential hike. — Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026