adventuresome

adjective

ad·​ven·​ture·​some əd-ˈven-chər-səm 

: inclined to take risks : venturesome

adventuresomeness noun

Synonyms of adventuresome

• adventurous

Examples of adventuresome in a Sentence

not inclined to be adventuresome when it comes to foreign travel, preferring guided bus tours that stick to the beaten path

Recent Examples on the Web

How would this prodigious author of eighteen other novels—among them the most adventuresome in the Latin American literary canon—conclude his career? — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Our Elijah is adventuresome yet practical, creative yet logical, a good friend yet someone who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

This Lima-to-Santiago route was more of a repositioning cruise than an adventuresome one. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

In the warm ivory sanctuary of her office in her ambassadorial Georgian town house in London, Madonna is on the latest turn of the roller coaster that is her thrilling, adventuresome, and fecund life. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

adventure entry 1 + -some entry 1

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adventuresome

• venturesome

Kids Definition

adventuresome

adjective

ad·​ven·​ture·​some əd-ˈven-chər-səm 

: adventurous sense 1