Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

risk-averse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: risk-a-verse
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unwilling to take risks.

adj

Reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: conservative; reluctant; cautious"
"The answer, says Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61) is "to reassure the risk-averse Treasury that prices within a new structure will not be difficult to adjust if calculations to achieve revenue neutrality are out by 2% or whatever. You're not stuck with the prices you implement on Day 1.""
"Arsenal were untroubled elsewhere, Forest's risk-averse gameplan making it a relatively easy night for their defenders until Awoniyi emerged after being out with injury since October, finally giving them something to think about."

Inflected Forms

more risk-averse (comparative) most risk-averse (superlative)

Synonyms

conservative reluctant cautious

Antonyms

bold daring courageous hearty

Questions

What does risk-averse mean?: Unwilling to take risks.

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