Certain and Risky

Certain

Certain adjective - Known but not named.

Risky is an antonym for certain.

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Risky

Risky adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.

Certain is an antonym for risky in dangerous topic.

Nearby Words: risk, risked, riskily, riskiness, risking

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds Risky (because certain Martian weapons can damage tunneling units, and they know where you are) but amusing.
  • Littlest Cancer Patient A particularly risky form of The Woobie, which is much more likely (though not certain) to fail than be successful with the audience.
  • Trash Landing Note: This is a very risky stunt, and unless the only alternative is certain death, it would be best to think twice about doing this in real life.
    Source: Trash Landing
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