Risky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

involving risk or danger

not financially safe or secure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪski/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪski/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪski/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪski/.

Examples

skydiving is a hazardous sport
extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
a wild financial scheme

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hazardous bad speculative high-risk wild

Parts of Speech

adjective	involving risk or danger “skydiving is a hazardous sport”
adjective	not financially safe or secure “a bad investment”

Word Forms

hazard	noun	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
hazardousness	noun	the state of being dangerous
risk	noun	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
riskiness	noun	a state of danger involving risk
speculativeness	noun	financial risk
speculate	verb	invest at a risk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

riskant

mit Risiko oder Gefahr verbunden

🇫🇷French

risqué

impliquant un risque ou un danger

🇪🇸Spanish

arriesgado

que implica riesgo o peligro

🇮🇹Italian

rischioso

che comportano rischi o pericoli

🇳🇱Dutch

riskant

dat risico of gevaar met zich meebrengt

🇵🇹Portuguese

arriscado

envolvendo risco ou perigo

🇷🇺Russian

рискованный

связанный с риском или опасностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोखिम भरा

जोखिम या ख़तरा शामिल हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ

ঝুঁকি বা বিপদ জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆபத்தானது

ஆபத்து அல்லது ஆபத்தை உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమాదకరం

ప్రమాదం లేదా ప్రమాదాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

धोकादायक

जोखीम किंवा धोक्याचा समावेश आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોખમી

જોખમ અથવા ભય સામેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ

ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപകടകരമായ

അപകടസാധ്യത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപകടം ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ

ਜੋਖਮ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خطرناک

خطرہ یا خطرہ شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有风险的

涉及风险或危险

🇯🇵Japanese

危険な

リスクや危険を伴う

🇰🇷Korean

위험한

위험이나 위험을 수반하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguy hiểm

liên quan đến rủi ro hoặc nguy hiểm

🇹🇭Thai

เสี่ยง

ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความเสี่ยงหรืออันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berisiko

melibatkan risiko atau bahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

delikado

kinasasangkutan ng panganib o panganib

🇲🇾Malay

berisiko

melibatkan risiko atau bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محفوف بالمخاطر

تنطوي على خطر أو خطر

🇮🇷Persian

مخاطره آمیز

شامل خطر یا خطر است

🇹🇷Turkish

riskli

risk veya tehlike içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּכָּן

כרוך בסיכון או סכנה

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