adventure

adventure

noun

Definition of ADVENTURE

1

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand <our quiet hike turned into quite an adventure when we encountered a bear and her cub>

Synonyms emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), happening, time

Related Words escapade, lark, ploy; act, action, deed, doing, feat; episode, occasion; baptism, ordeal, test, trial, tribulation; enterprise, risk, venture; expedition, exploration, mission, performance, quest, stunt

Near Antonyms bore, bummer, bust, downer, drag

2

a risky undertaking <a bold adventure in deep-sea exploration that could imperil the submarine and its crew>

Synonyms adventure, chance, crapshoot, enterprise, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], speculation, throw, venture

Related Words bet, hazard, stake, wager; liberty; dark horse, long shot, play

Antonyms sure thing