Risk-averse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Risk-averse is an adjective meaning Unwilling to take risks.
Meaning
Unwilling to take risks.
More Meanings
- (economics) Reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: conservative; reluctant; cautious
Arsenal were untroubled elsewhere, Forest's risk-averse gameplan making it a relatively easy night for their defenders until Awoniyi emerged after being out with injury since October, finally giving them something to think about.
The answer, says Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61) is "to reassure the risk-averse Treasury that prices within a new structure will not be difficult to adjust if calculations to achieve revenue neutrality are out by 2% or whatever. You're not stuck with the prices you implement on Day 1."
Synonyms for risk-averse
Depending on context, synonyms include conservative, reluctant, cautious.
Antonyms for risk-averse
Common opposites include bold, daring, courageous, hearty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unhazarding, reluctant, unhazarded, reticent, underreserved, unwilling.
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