Synonyms & related words for riskier

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Words related to riskier

Explore words related to riskier — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include riskiest, chanciness, hazardous, risks, risking, safer, riskiness, speculative. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does riskier come from?

The word riskier breaks down into 3 roots of French and Old English origin: risk, from French risque (“danger, hazard”); -i, from Old English -y (“characterized by”); and -er, from Old English -ra (“more (comparative)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.