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Synonyms for risky

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineActions

not financially safe or secure

Lending money to that company is a risky investment.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

bad

Same sentence, swapped: Lending money to that company is a bad investment.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for risky as it is used in the sentence above.

fatal
unexpected
temporary

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

meetingnouncongressthe social act of assembling for some common purposeTreeline2 senses mixingnounmixturethe act of mixing togetherTreelineHas a reason line partingnounleavethe act of departing politelyTreelineHas a reason line passverb, nouneliminateeliminate from the bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line employmentnounworkthe occupation for which you are paidTreelineHas a reason line engagementnouninvolvementthe act of sharing in the activities of a groupTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line entrancenounentrythe act of enteringTreelineHas a reason line reduceverbcutcut down onTreeline2 senses

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