The difference between Risky and Secure

When used as adjectives, risky means dangerous, involving risks, whereas secure means free from attack or danger.


Secure is also verb with the meaning: to make safe.

check bellow for the other definitions of Risky and Secure

  1. Risky as an adjective:

    Dangerous, involving risks.

    Examples:

    "Investing in this start-up company could be risky."

  1. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from attack or danger; protected.

  2. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the danger of theft; safe.

  3. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

  4. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.

  5. Secure as an adjective:

    Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

  6. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

  7. Secure as an adjective:

    Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.

    Examples:

    "secure of a welcome"

  8. Secure as an adjective:

    Overconfident; incautious; careless.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Macaulay"

  1. Secure as a verb:

    To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

  2. Secure as a verb:

    To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

    Examples:

    "to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"

  3. Secure as a verb:

    To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

    Examples:

    "to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship"

  4. Secure as a verb:

    To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

    Examples:

    "to secure an estate"

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