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

Brzezinski also pushed for a more confrontational U.S. response to Soviet adventurism abroad. —Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025

The Swazi course of action was to persistently report Boer encroachment to the British with the ultimate aim of convincing the British that Boer adventurism into Swaziland was a threat to British interests. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025

The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 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

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