venturesome
ven·ture·some
adj \ˈven(t)-shər-səm\Definition of VENTURESOME
1
: involving risk : hazardous <a venturesome journey>
2
: inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring <a venturesome investor>
— ven·ture·some·ly adverb
— ven·ture·some·ness noun
See Examples of VENTURESOME
- <a venturesome child tried to climb the huge tree>
- <the first solo pilot to undertake the venturesome crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air>
First Known Use of VENTURESOME
1661
Related to VENTURESOME
Synonyms: adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, emboldened, enterprising, free-swinging, gutsy, hardy, nerved, nervy, bold, venturous
Antonyms: unadventurous, unenterprising
Related Words: brash, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild; brave, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, swashbuckling, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous; gritty, plucky, spirited, spunky; gadarene, hasty, headlong, precipitate; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, scatterbrained, silly, wacky (also whacky), witless; unnecessary; dumb, idiotic (also idiotical), moronic, stupid; irrational, unreasonable
Near Antonyms: chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, craven, lily-livered, milk-livered, milky, poltroon, pusillanimous, shy, timid, timorous; careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, wary; overcareful, overcautious; affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fainthearted, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized; unnerved; calm, cool, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sage, sane, sensible, sound, wise; appalled, concerned, dismayed, upset, worried
See Synonym Discussion at adventurous
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