adventurism

noun

ad·​ven·​tur·​ism əd-ˈven-chə-ˌri-zəm 

: improvisation or experimentation (as in politics or military or foreign affairs) in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles

adventurist

əd-ˈven-ch(ə-)rist 

noun

adventuristic

əd-ˌven-chə-ˈri-stik 

adjective

Examples of adventurism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Accordingly, the most effective U.S. strategy—the one that has most unsettled Beijing in recent years and can deter its adventurism in the future—is to build new, enduring, and robust capacities with these states. —Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025

This vacuum of seriousness and capacity invites more Russian adventurism. —Dominic Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025

Neither war ended well, instead souring the public even more about American adventurism. —Steven Gillon / Made By History, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025

Despite the economic opportunity for the entire country, by August 2024 Hezbollah's military adventurism had resulted in the complete collapse of Lebanon's power infrastructure, resulting in a nationwide power outage. —Daniel Markind, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

adventure entry 1 + -ism, in part after Russian avantjurizm

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adventurism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism