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high-risk

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a great risk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2007 March 30, Jene from Boston (caller), “Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines”, Talk of the Nation Science Friday, Ira Flatow (host), National Public Radio https://web.archive.org/web/20071006125335/http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Mar/hour1_033007.html I don't consider myself high-risk anymore except that I did have cancer, so, one of the things we don't hear talked about a lot is how do you judge your high-riskness. If you have had cancer, where do you fit in? How do you make those decisions...?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not financially safe or secure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bad investment
  • high risk investments
  • anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
  • speculative business enterprises

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bad, risky, speculative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From high + risk.