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RISKY Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word risky. (exact relations)
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hazardous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving risk or danger

dangerous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

adjective satellite

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

high-risk
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not financially safe or secure

perilous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraught with danger

speculative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not financially safe or secure

• not based on fact or investigation

• showing curiosity

chancy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

• subject to accident or chance or change

delicate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

adjective satellite

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• easily hurt

• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

dicey
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

dodgy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

• marked by skill in deception

hairy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or covered with hair

adjective satellite

• hazardous and frightening

iffy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• subject to accident or chance or change

insecure
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

• lacking in security or safety

• lacking self-confidence or assurance

adjective satellite

• not safe from attack

ominous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• presaging ill fortune

parlous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraught with danger

precarious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affording no ease or reassurance

• fraught with danger

• not secure; beset with difficulties

problematic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• open to doubt or debate

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

treacherous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

tricky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

• having concealed difficulty

• marked by skill in deception

uncertain
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

• not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown

• not established or confirmed

• not certain to occur; not inevitable

adjective satellite

• subject to change

• not consistent or dependable

• ambiguous (especially in the negative)

unpredictable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not capable of being foretold

adjective satellite

• unknown in advance

• not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals

Alternatives for HAZARDOUS

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