risk-averse

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Synonyms: risk averse

Antonyms: risk averse

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[unwilling|Unwilling]] to [[take]] [[risk]]s.
2. {{lb|en|economics}} Reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain [[payoff]] rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.

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