RISKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

risked

verb

past tense of risk

as in ventured

to take a chance on Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need

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to place in danger we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

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Recent Examples of risked For centuries, countless people traveled far and risked everything to come to the United States for a better life. — Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Crucial issues in women’s health risked being ignored or exacerbated. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 McGregor’s victim, Darius Brazell, was a 55-year-old handyman so beloved in the community that mourners risked a rare public gathering to hold a vigil for him during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Tubman, meanwhile, had repeatedly risked capture while secretly returning South to guide others to freedom. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 24, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026 That misalignment risked inconsistent enforcement and citation disputes, Flowers said. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Crystal Chandeliers Elaborate crystal chandeliers once risked making a room feel overly formal, but decorative lighting is now something to celebrate, rather than to tone down. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 The physicians profiled in the doc risked their lives to perform emergency surgeries on children who had been gravely injured in shelling, bombing, and other attacks by the Israel Defense Forces. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Founder Peter Arvad told New Atlas that this was considered, but the team ultimately decided that scoring and gamifying sleep risked an unhealthy relationship with something meant to feel natural, opting to gently nudge better habits instead. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

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There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Kusama also ventured into musicals, filmmaking, and fashion, continually expanding the boundaries of her practice and establishing herself as one of the era’s most singular avant-garde figures.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ventured

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And in New Mexico, the state pursued its own enforcement action, alleging that Meta endangered children and violated state consumer protection law.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Decreasing habitat, poaching, and extermination are some of the reasons why cheetahs are endangered.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of endangered

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Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Pursued by monstrous entities and confronted by manifestations of human suffering, Dante and Virgil will eventually come face to face with the Devil himself.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of confronted

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In addition to enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, this week, the administration threatened to severely sanction any country that does business with Iran.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Berlin’s artistic director, Tricia Tuttle, had to issue a formal statement regarding the media storm that threatened to engulf the festival.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of threatened

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El-Sayed has taken heat from some in his party over his associations with Piker, the left-wing streamer whose comments about American Jews have faced intense criticism in recent days.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
An inquest opened Wednesday into the sudden death earlier this month of Jason Arday, a Cambridge University professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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