risk-averseadjective
uk/ˈrɪsk.əˌvɜːs/us/ˈrɪsk.əˌvɝːs/unwilling to take risks or wanting to avoid risks as much as possible:
He feels modern attitudes to children's play are too restrictive and risk-averse.
risk-averse investors
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- minutely
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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