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

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

That comes as oil prices have already risen sharply due to the Middle East conflict, risking higher energy costs, weaker currencies and elevated interest rates combined for some economies. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 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

Someone comfortable risking a larger sum finds better value in BetMGM’s loss insurance model, which scales all the way up to $1,500. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The Alliance describes its role not as processing the global waste stream itself, but as developing and de-risking systems that governments, investors and waste companies can replicate. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

But dropping the questions could boost responses without risking privacy violations. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

His father begs him to stop work, wondering why filming a story about the closure of bakeries in Jabalia for consumption by outlets like the UK’s Channel 4 is worth risking losing his only son. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026