riskiness
Degree of peril
Riskiness is the quality of involving risk or danger.
A venture's riskiness depends on how much could go wrong and how badly: The riskiness of the investment scared off conservative buyers.
The word often appears in comparative contexts: We debated the relative riskiness of each option.
Serious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
menace · pitfall · minefield · brinkmanship · treacherous · life-threatening · deadly · mortal
State resisting forecasts
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- variabilityTendency to change
instability · fluctuation · randomness · guesswork · unknown · odds · likelihood · contingency
Traveling through unknown regions
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- frontierEdge of settlement
- unchartedNot yet documented
trailblazing · venture · entrepreneurial · startup · innovation · first-mover · maverick · audacity
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- high-yieldProducing substantial returns
- derivativesThings derived from another
cryptocurrency · subprime · default · short-selling · overleveraged · bubble · exposure · downside
Capacity to cause harm
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- exposureState of being unprotected
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
- radioactivitySpontaneous nuclear decay
asbestos · biohazard · flammable · corrosive · pathogens · OSHA · precaution · electrical
Emergency response hormone
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
stunt · high-stakes · daring · white-knuckle · boldness · fearlessness · parkour · wingsuit
peril
Serious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
threat · menace · pitfall · minefield · brinkmanship · treacherous · life-threatening · deadly · mortal · lethal
unpredictability
State resisting forecasts
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
variability · instability · fluctuation · randomness · guesswork · unknown · odds · likelihood · contingency · imprecision
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- frontierEdge of settlement
uncharted · trailblazing · venture · entrepreneurial · startup · innovation · first-mover · maverick · audacity · intrepid
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- high-yieldProducing substantial returns
derivatives · cryptocurrency · subprime · default · short-selling · overleveraged · bubble · exposure · downside · insolvency
toxicity
Capacity to cause harm
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- exposureState of being unprotected
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
radioactivity · asbestos · biohazard · flammable · corrosive · pathogens · OSHA · precaution · electrical · combustible
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
exhilaration · stunt · high-stakes · daring · white-knuckle · boldness · fearlessness · parkour · wingsuit · motocross
- instabilityinstability, unsteadiness, shakiness, wobbliness, precariousness
riskinesssafety
Freedom from harm
safeness · security · harmlessness · protection · invulnerability
riskinesscertainty
Total absence of doubt
sureness · predictability · reliability · dependability · stability
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