high-risk

adjective

1

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

2

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Apparel emerged as the high-risk frontier, showing the sharpest divergence to stand out as the most vulnerable category SOTF covered. —Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026

Roblox was the only gaming platform classified as high-risk by the Indonesian government, and its access restrictions for children differ from those of other social media platforms. —ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

In addition, humanoid and dual-arm robots will be deployed for more complex, high-risk operations, such as maintaining ultra-high-voltage power lines. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026

Rescuers had to perform a high-risk hoist operation in gusting winds and at extreme altitude. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

• basilisk
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• disc
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