risked
Dared to lose
Risked is the past tense of risk—to expose something valuable to possible loss or harm.
You risk money on a bet, risk your life in battle, risk embarrassment by speaking up.
She risked everything on a single investment.
He risked looking foolish to ask the question everyone was thinking.
At risk of extinction
- imperiledPut at risk
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- forfeitedLost through violation
sacrificed · staked · wagered · exposed · vulnerable · threatened · on the block
Risked stake on outcome
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
chance · lottery · long shot · high-stakes · all-in · dice roll · punt · flutter
Source of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · precariousness · pitfall · menace · liability · uncertainty · insecurity · endangerment
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- capitalWealth used for investment
- undertakingTask one commits to
enterprise · speculation · proposition · initiative · seed money · venture capital · funding · expansion
endangered
At risk of extinction
- imperiledPut at risk
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
forfeited · sacrificed · staked · wagered · exposed · vulnerable · threatened · on the block
bet
Risked stake on outcome
speculation · chance · lottery · long shot · high-stakes · all-in · dice roll · punt · flutter · outside chance
hazard
Source of potential harm
exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · pitfall · menace · liability · uncertainty · insecurity · endangerment · recklessness
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- capitalWealth used for investment
undertaking · enterprise · speculation · proposition · initiative · seed money · venture capital · funding · expansion · diversification
daring
Adventurous courage
nerve · guts · pluck · mettle · fearlessness · intrepid · dauntless · undaunted · valor · gallantry
riskedprotected
Kept from harm
safeguarded · shielded · secured · preserved · insured
riskedguaranteed
Promised with certainty
ensured · assured · secured · played it safe · certain
- at riskSubject to danger
- take a riskAct despite uncertain outcome
- take risksAccept uncertain outcomes willingly
- high riskSubstantial chance of loss
- calculated riskHazard taken deliberately
- at your own risk
risk, risky, risks, risking, riskiness, riskiest, riskier, risk-averse