low risk
Unlikely to fail
Low risk describes situations, investments, or activities with minimal chance of harm, loss, or negative outcome.
A low-risk investment offers modest but reliable returns.
Low-risk behavior avoids danger.
In medical contexts, low-risk patients have fewer complications to worry about.
The term often implies a tradeoff—low risk typically means low reward.
- safeFree from peril
- safe betLikely winning wager
- secureProtected from harm
- safety netProtection against failure
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
playing it safe · conservative · stable · protected · guaranteed · sure thing · reliable · steady · slow and steady · prudent · mild · gentle · harmless · tame · modest · hedge · insurance · diversified
- risk levels
- Danger Levelsdanger, critical, imminent, perilous, unsafe
- alert levelsDEFCON, red alert, orange alert, yellow alert, elevated
- risk toleranceconservative, moderate, aggressive, cautious, bold
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, go for broke, roll the dice, go all in
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
investment/financial security
low riskhigh risk
Substantial chance of loss
speculative · volatile · high-stakes · aggressive · high-yield
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