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
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Risky as an adjective:
Dangerous, involving risks.
Examples:
"Investing in this start-up company could be risky."
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Secure as an adjective:
Free from attack or danger; protected.
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Secure as an adjective:
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
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Secure as an adjective:
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
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Secure as an adjective:
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
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Secure as an adjective:
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
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Secure as an adjective:
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
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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"
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Secure as an adjective:
Overconfident; incautious; careless.
Examples:
"rfquotek Macaulay"
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Secure as a verb:
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
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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"
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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"
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Secure as a verb:
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
Examples:
"to secure an estate"