All risky synonyms
riskΒ·y
R r adj risky
- dickens β Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812β70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840β41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- impugnable β to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- conceptive β having the power of mental conception
- dodgy β inclined to dodge.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- burnable β able to be burned
- hazardous β full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
- all-important β crucial; vital
- dangerous β If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- hypersensitive β excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- audacious β Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- mischievous β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- ideological β of or relating to ideology.
- adventurous β Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- gutty β Informal. showing spirit; plucky; gutsy: a gutty attempt to kick a field goal.
- hairy β covered with hair; having much hair.
- bundle of nerves β a very nervous person
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- ignitable β to set on fire; kindle.
- ill-behaved β 1. [numerical analysis] Said of an algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties. 2. Software that bypasses the defined operating system interfaces to do things (like screen, keyboard, and disk I/O) itself, often in a way that depends on the hardware of the machine it is running on or which is nonportable or incompatible with other pieces of software. In the IBM PC/mess-dos world, there is a folk theorem (nearly true) to the effect that (owing to gross inadequacies and performance penalties in the OS interface) all interesting applications are ill-behaved. See also bare metal. Opposite: well-behaved, compare PC-ism.
- harmful β causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- aweless β feeling no awe
- malefic β productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
- inflammable β capable of being set on fire; combustible; flammable.
adjective risky
- formularized β Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- dicey β Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain.
- overbold β Excessively bold.
- discommodious β Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- fluctuant β fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- chancy β Something that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty.
- wiggly β wiggling: a wiggly child.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- iffy β full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
- foolhardy β recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- daring β People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
- jeopardous β perilous; dangerous; hazardous; risky.
- exceptive β Exceptional, having an exception.
- extreme β Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.