risking
Putting in jeopardy
Risking is putting something valuable in jeopardy for a potential gain or outcome.
You risk money on investments, risk your life in dangerous situations, risk embarrassment by speaking up.
She's risking everything on this venture.
The word implies awareness of possible loss—you know what's at stake when you're risking it.
Staking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- gamblerOne who bets
wager · casino · poker · high-roller · ante · all-in · longshot · jackpot
Serious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- endangermentCausing risk of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · threat · menace · precariousness · pitfall · harm · loss · injury
Likelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
volatility · variability · contingency · likelihood · randomness · unknown · guesswork · leap of faith
Adventurous courage
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- braveryBoldness before danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
nerve · guts · pluck · valor · fortitude · mettle · grit · heroism
Deploying capital for returns
- capitalWealth used for investment
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
venture · seed money · equity · funding · bootstrapping · crowdfunding · portfolio · market
Emergency response hormone
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- extreme sportsHigh-risk recreational activities
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
bungee jumping · daredevil · stunt · rush · edge · living dangerously · pushing limits · thrill-seeking
betting
Staking money on outcomes
gambler · wager · casino · poker · high-roller · ante · all-in · longshot · jackpot · bookie
peril
Serious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- endangermentCausing risk of harm
exposure · vulnerability · threat · menace · precariousness · pitfall · harm · loss · injury · damage
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
unpredictability · volatility · variability · contingency · likelihood · randomness · unknown · guesswork · leap of faith · blind faith
daring
Adventurous courage
fearlessness · nerve · guts · pluck · valor · fortitude · mettle · grit · heroism · gallantry
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- capitalWealth used for investment
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
speculation · venture · seed money · equity · funding · bootstrapping · crowdfunding · portfolio · market · returns
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- extreme sportsHigh-risk recreational activities
skydiving · bungee jumping · daredevil · stunt · rush · edge · living dangerously · pushing limits · thrill-seeking · recklessness
- taking leapsdaring, gambling, taking chances, diving in, blazing trails
- standing upstanding up, standing ground, speaking out, speaking truth, fighting back
- choiceschoice, choose, decide, decision, select
- effortstrying, striving, endeavoring, struggling, pushing
- Trust actsconfiding, entrusting, believing, opening up, vulnerability
riskingprotecting
Keeping from harm
safeguarding · shielding · guarding · securing · defending
riskingplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
avoiding · shunning · abstaining · refraining · holding back
riskingsaving
Reserving for future use
hoarding · conserving · banking · safekeeping · securing
- risking lifeAccepting lethal danger