low-risk

Adjective

Meaning

low-risk (comparative lower-risk, superlative lowest-risk)

Involving a lesser degree of risk.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

low risk

Synonyms

invulnerable non-poisonous

Antonyms

chancy dangerous hazardous precarious hairy tricky
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Examples

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time. Josh Radnor

Money you know you need or want to spend in the next few years is savings. Money you keep handy for an emergency belongs in savings. Money you hope to use soon for a down payment on a house belongs in savings. And all savings belong in a low-risk bank savings account or money market account. Suze Orman

97% of JPL employees were classified at the low-risk level and would be subjected to the same clearance procedures as those obtaining moderate/high risk clearance. Source: Internet

A 2002 US study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) showed that 17.7 percent of individuals diagnosed as alcohol dependent more than one year prior returned to low-risk drinking. Source: Internet

Advocates of RACK argue that SSC can hamper discussion of risk because no activity is truly "safe", and that discussion of even low-risk possibilities is necessary for truly informed consent. Source: Internet

A low-risk bond fund can have a bizarre dip in its price chart. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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