Meanings
adjectiveriskless (comparative more riskless, superlative most riskless)
comparative more riskless · superlative most riskless
- Free of risk.
Nothing is completely riskless—not even staying at home in bed.
Synonyms: risk-free, riskproof, more at risky § Antonyms · Antonyms: risky, risksome, more at risky § Synonyms
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFree of risk.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivethought to be devoid of risk
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Origin
- Vulgar Latin*resecum
- Old Italianrisco
- Italianrischiare
- Middle Frenchrisque
- Englishrisque
- Englishrisk
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishriskless
Translations
Catalan sense risc
- sense riscfree of risk
Czech bezrizikový
- bezrizikovýfree of risk
Dutch risicoloos, risicovrij
- risicoloosfree of risk
- risicovrijfree of risk
Finnish riskitön
- riskitönfree of risk
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APA
riskless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskless
MLA
“riskless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riskless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riskless.
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