Risk
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BET
The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

4 letters

DARE
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"

5 letters

WAGER
The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

INCUR
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

PERIL
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

6 letters

HAZARD
An obstacle on a golf course

DANGER
A dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"

GAMBLE
A risky act or venture

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

7 letters

VENTURE
Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

IMPERIL
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

8 letters

ENDANGER
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

JEOPARDY
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

RUNARISK
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

EXPOSURE
The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"

9 letters

SPECULATE
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

ADVENTURE
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

10 letters

JEOPARDIZE
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

JEOPARDISE
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

11 letters

TAKEACHANCE
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

TAKECHANCES
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

UNCERTAINTY
Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

12 letters

ENDANGERMENT
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

LAYONTHELINE
Expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

PUTONTHELINE
Expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

14 letters

RISKOFEXPOSURE
The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

15 letters

RISKOFINFECTION
The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred