adventure
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Synonyms for adventure
Synonyms: Noun
emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), happening, time
Synonyms: Verb
compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture
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Noun
The field trip was an adventure for the students. He told us about his camping adventures. They were looking for adventure.Verb
adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Around my neck is my poesy ring 'adventure' necklace, with a locket holding my secret messages. — Will Kahn, Town & Country, "How to Layer Necklaces," 8 Mar. 2019 More surprises, more adventure, more opportunities to grow, more days filled with giggles and cheeky jokes, more delicious meals, and more inspiration. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle Reveals the Adorable Nickname Her Mom, Doria Ragland, Has Called Her Since She Was a Kid," 3 Feb. 2019 The twins find themselves on a bizarre adventure, complete with robbers, ransom money, and a winning lotto ticket. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Which Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Movie You Should Watch According to Your Zodiac Sign," 2 Jan. 2019 Aries should celebrate their flame through bold colors, loud music, spontaneous adventures, and, of course, being number one. — Allure, "How the Sun's Position In Your Birth Chart Affects Your Zodiac Sign," 14 Aug. 2018 After years of going to head-to-head against the Warren Centrals, Carmels and Center Groves of the world, Kirschner is having fun — fun in an embarking-on-a-new-adventure sort of way — getting familiar with a new group of opponents. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Former Ben Davis coach Mike Kirschner rejuvenated in new stop at Mt. Vernon," 3 July 2018 Where Thermos made a name for keeping beverages warm, Hydro Flask put its focus on keeping water cold for the more adventure-prone among us. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "Why Are Hydro Flask Bottles Suddenly Everywhere?," 23 Feb. 2019 Circa 2013 this was a publisher that mainly put out small adventure games. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Free copies of Thimbleweed Park, major overhauls for Fallout 76 and The Bard's Tale IV," 22 Feb. 2019 Venus, planet of beauty and harmony, will be dancing along all of February in Beyoncé’s sector of romance, fun, and adventure. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "These Celebrity Couples Will Have the Hottest Valentine's Day, According to their Zodiac Signs," 14 Feb. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
From 1955 to 1973, Monzino adventured from Senegal to the North Pole, from the Tibesti plateau in Chad to East Africa’s Mountains of the Moon. — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, "On Your Next Trip to Nepal, Rent the House Sir Edmund Hillary Loved," 20 Dec. 2018 But the main impediment, Vilane concluded, is that finances limit many Africans from adventuring. — Jessica Flint, Outside Online, "Meet the First Black Man to Summit Everest," 7 May 2018 But there is still something to be said for standalone GPS devices as a dedicated navigation device or a handheld unit for those adventuring off the grid. — Don Melanson, Popular Mechanics, "The Best GPS Units For Your Next Hike or Road Trip," 2 Mar. 2017 But that’s a small price to pay for adventuring in the final frontier. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Luxury space hotel stay will cost you $9.5M," 3 July 2018 One of the biggest challenges when adventuring in a van is having a place to store everything. — Alexandra Lev, Outside Online, "10 #Vanlife Essentials, on Sale Now," 18 May 2018 Imagine yourself from above, adventuring through your life like a hero clad in gorgeous costuming. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes June 25-July 1," 23 June 2018 Alea, whose parents are the last of the adventuring Discovery Team, and Steven, whose dad keeps the outpost running on Engineering Team, are the perfect representation of the struggles at the heart of this book. — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, "TBT #40: New Nancy Drew, sci-fi and more coming in comics," 13 June 2018 The pair adventured well together, from their first date in their freshman year of college — Jeffrey drove a pal’s ’67 Mustang to a drive-in where the waitresses wore roller skates — to a junior-year study abroad program in Australia. — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, "The Parent Trip: Alisha Glennon and Jeffrey Stacey of Mount Airy," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adventure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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