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What is the adjective for risky?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb risk which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

riskfree
  1. (especially in finance) Free from risk; safe.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dangerless, safe
  3. Examples:
      4. “The riskfree investment promised high returns without any potential losses.”
      “Risk is both a friend and a foe in our efforts to generate returns above the riskfree RRB rate.”
      “These data enable them to plan distances and routes and to choose the appropriate riskfree type of electric goods vehicle.”
riskless
  1. Free of risk; safe.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. safe, secure, impervious, sound, risk-free, low-risk, certain, firm, fortified, impregnable, iron, locked, solid, steady, strong, unassailable, invulnerable, fortress-like, shielded, sheltered, guarded, confident, protected, sure, reassured, immune, unworried, undamaged, unharmed, assured, defended, snug, safe and sound, protected from harm, protected from danger, alright, free from danger, all right, in safe hands, in a safe place, safe as houses, out of harm's way, indestructible, invincible, unattackable, impenetrable, stable, durable, robust, sturdy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Such a situation would guarantee unlimited and riskless profits for all those holding gold and silver.”
      “You can't get any return on riskless securities, so the government is incenting you to go out and buy stocks.”
      “Money traditionally is both a riskless, liquid asset and a medium of exchange.”
risky
  1. Dangerous, involving risks.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, chancy, dicey, dodgy, precarious, tricky, uncertain, high-risk, parlous, grave, grievous, hairy, insecure, jeopardising, jeopardizing, menacing, serious, shonky, speculative, sticky, threatening, treacherous, unhealthy, unpredictable, venturesome, delicate, endangered, fraught with danger, gnarly, iffy, jeopardous, rocky, unsound, defenseless, defenceless, exposed, touch-and-go, wide-open, long shot, on slippery ground, hanging by a thread, on thin ice, playing with fire, out on a limb, touchy, unstable, problematic … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In today's overheated financial markets, euphoric investors are once again happily financing risky ventures.”
      “It was not exactly a risky position, my only danger was being mashed by fellow rafters as they banked right, or so I believed.”
      “But sometimes puppies get into mischief that's more risky than amusing, and this adventuresome spirit can spell danger.”
riskful
  1. (archaic) risky
riskier
  1. comparative form of risky: more risky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. chancier, dicier, dodgier, trickier, higher-risk, graver, hairier, seriouser, shonkier, stickier, unhealthier, gnarlier, iffier, rockier, more dangerous, more hazardous, more perilous, more unsafe, more precarious, more uncertain, more parlous, more grievous, more insecure, more menacing, more speculative, more threatening, more treacherous, more unpredictable, more venturesome, more delicate, more endangered, more jeopardous, more unsound, more defenseless, more defenceless, more touch-and-go … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “To change his image, he started taking riskier film roles, like Cole, the promiscuous bed-hopper.”
      “Radical, sweeping changes are riskier but often more effective, because they quickly yield benefits visible to everyone.”
      “This is a little riskier, but ten years should be long enough for any stock market wrinkles to be ironed out.”
riskiest
  1. superlative form of risky: most risky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. chanciest, diciest, dodgiest, trickiest, highest-risk, gravest, hairiest, seriousest, shonkiest, stickiest, unhealthiest, gnarliest, iffiest, rockiest, most dangerous, most hazardous, most perilous, most unsafe, most precarious, most uncertain, most parlous, most grievous, most insecure, most menacing, most speculative, most threatening, most treacherous, most unpredictable, most venturesome, most delicate, most endangered, most jeopardous, most unsound, most defenseless, most defenceless, most touch-and-go … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You see, it had bought the riskiest bonds everywhere, believing that such diversification would buffer it against any given one going bad.”
      “The intersection of Park Road and Highway 12 is the riskiest in Steinbach, a survey prepared for city council shows.”
      “Providing workers to do the dirtiest, riskiest jobs has become a big business.”
risked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of risk
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, caused, brought on, brought about, gave rise to, produced, effected, created, engendered, generated, triggered, promoted, advanced, precipitated, prompted, contributed to, furthered, hastened, accelerated, initiated, provoked, quickened, occasioned, pushed forward, expedited, sped up, speeded up, induced, stirred up, sparked off, stimulated, helped, set off, added to, called forth, spurred, instigated, begat, begot, set in motion, put in motion, touched off, triggered off, drove, contributed, fomented, made happen, aroused, elicited, brought to pass … more
risking
  1. present participle of risk
  2. Synonyms:
      3. chancing, gambling, venturing, wagering, plunging, stabbing, staking, endangering, hazarding, imperilling, imperiling, jeopardising, jeopardizing, daring, compromising, adventuring, betting, gambling with, menacing, periling, exposing, jeoparding, jeopardying, speculating, putting at risk, putting in danger, exposing to danger, laying bare, putting in jeopardy, putting on the line, leaping before looking, leaving to luck, playing with fire, running the chance, running the risk, hanging by a thread, running the risk of, going out of one's depth, skating on thin ice, attempting, braving, confronting, facing, defying, encountering, tackling … more
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