low-risk

adjective

Involving a lesser degree of risk.

Opposite
high-risk
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Meanings

adjectivelow-risk (comparative lower-risk, superlative lowest-risk)

comparative lower-risk · superlative lowest-risk

  1. Involving a lesser degree of risk.

    Data released by Public Health England on October 9 reveals that public transport remains a relatively low-risk setting for the transmission of Coronavirus when compared with higher-risk areas including households.

    2020 October 21, “Network News: Transmission low risk on public transport, shows PHE data”, in Rail, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
high-risk

Translations

Dutch risicoarm
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Cite this entry
APA

low-risk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-risk

MLA

“low-risk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-risk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-risk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-risk.

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