Vocabulaire

risk

/rɪsk/

Exemple: “There is a risk of delay.”

Synonymes: peril, chance, adventure

risky

Adjectif

Exemple: “It’s risky to invest without research.”

Synonymes: dangerous

Antonymes: safe

hazard

Nom

Exemple: “Ice on the road is a hazard.”

Synonymes: danger, risk

Antonymes: safety

investment

Nom

Exemple: “This investment is risky.”

Synonymes: funding, capital

Antonymes: withdrawal

enterprise

Nom

Exemple: “The enterprise creates software.”

Synonymes: company, business

Antonymes: individual

insurance

Nom

Exemple: “Health insurance can be useful.”

Synonymes: protection plan

Antonymes: risk

adventure

Nom

Exemple: “Our trip was an adventure.”

Synonymes: journey, experience

Antonymes: routine

delineate

Verbe

Exemple: “The document delineates the main risks.”

Synonymes: outline

retrospect

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospect, the risk was obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight, review

Antonymes: foresight, anticipation

dare

Verbe

Exemple: “I would not dare to climb that wall.”

Synonymes: have courage

Antonymes: fear, avoid

bet

Verbe

Exemple: “I bet it will rain tonight.”

Synonymes: wager, guess

Antonymes: know

disparagement

Nom

Exemple: “Public disparagement can trigger legal and reputational risk.”

Synonymes: denigration

Antonymes: praise

proportional

Adjectif

Exemple: “The response must be proportional to the risk.”

Synonymes: commensurate

Antonymes: disproportionate

insightfully

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke insightfully about the risks and trade-offs.”

Synonymes: perceptively

Antonymes: naively

hedge

Verbe

Exemple: “Companies hedge against currency risk.”

Synonymes: protect

Antonymes: expose

assess

Verbe

Exemple: “We assessed the risks.”

Synonymes: evaluate

Antonymes: ignore

warn

Verbe

Exemple: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonymes: alert, inform

Antonymes: ignore

dangerous

Adjectif

Exemple: “This road is dangerous.”

Synonymes: risky

Antonymes: safe

candid

Adjectif

Exemple: “She gave a candid assessment of the risks.”

volatile

Adjectif

Exemple: “The market is volatile, so risk management is critical.”

proclivity

/prəˈklɪvəti/

Exemple: “He has a proclivity for risk-taking.”

Synonymes: propensity, leaning

mitigate

/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

Exemple: “We added safeguards to mitigate risk.”

Synonymes: palliate, extenuate

aware

/əˈwer/

Exemple: “She is aware of the risks.”

Synonymes: evocative, cognizant, redolent

Antonymes: unaware, mindless, unwitting