Bluff and Risk

Bluff

Bluff noun - A steep wall of rock, earth, or ice.

Risk and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Risk" instead a noun "Bluff".

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Risk

Risk noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

Bluff and risk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead a noun "Risk".

Nearby Words: risky, risked, riskiness, risking

How words are described

good good bluff good risk
similar similar bluff similar risk
certain certain bluff certain risk
obvious obvious bluff obvious risk
Other adjectives: small, real, big, great, huge, major, apparent, larger.

Common collocations

someone bluff someone risk someone
hand bluff hand risk hand
time bluff time risk time
way bluff way risk way
Other words: universe, money, fight, anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Goldfinger Goldfinger was also perfectly willing to just let Bond be cut in half by his laser, and it's only because he realizes he can't afford to risk the chance that Bond's bluff is not a bluff that Bond survives.
  • Sima Yi is wary of Zhuge Liang's (entirely fictional) strategic brilliance and assumes it to be a triple bluff as Zhuge Liang's plans never leave his army open to this kind of risk.
  • Western Animation / The Incredibles This likely fuels her anger when Syndrome is willing to risk her death to call Incredible's bluff.
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