Guess
Guess noun - An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence.
Risk
Risk noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good guess | good risk |
| low | low guess | low risk |
| common | common guess | common risk |
| reasonable | reasonable guess | reasonable risk |
| Other adjectives: likely, obvious, actual, real, hard, huge, little, bad, deadly, further. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As you can guess, this is a Spoiler trope, so read the examples at your own risk.
Source: Watching Troy Burn - With that in mind, take a guess at how many times you'll have to protect her from lethal traps and ambushes, even by baddies who, according to the plot, should definitely know better than to risk harming or killing her.
Source: Gameplay and Story Segregation -
Given how she clearly still feels about Steve, it's clear her willingness to risk being charged with treason to help him is an indication of this trope on her part, and given how Steve felt about her, we can guess Howard's intentions as well.
Source: Series / Agent Carter
Cite this Source
Risk and Guess. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guess/risk
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Risk or Guess. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/guess/risk.
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