low-risk
adjective
1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients
Examples of low-risk in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Explore low-cost, low-risk business ideas that align with your passions and skills.
—
Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Misoprostol, the medicine given to Porsha, is an effective method to complete low-risk miscarriages but is not recommended when a patient is unstable.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
The idea was to isolate vulnerable seniors while allowing low-risk individuals to return to their normal lives.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Makary has lamented that drugmakers used misleading data to urge doctors to prescribe OxyContin and other opioids as low-risk, non-addictive pain relievers.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for low-risk 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Misoprostol, the medicine given to Porsha, is an effective method to complete low-risk miscarriages but is not recommended when a patient is unstable.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
The idea was to isolate vulnerable seniors while allowing low-risk individuals to return to their normal lives.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Makary has lamented that drugmakers used misleading data to urge doctors to prescribe OxyContin and other opioids as low-risk, non-addictive pain relievers.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for low-risk
Dictionary Entries Near low-risk
Cite this Entry
“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share