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noun

əd-ˈven-chər How to pronounce adventure (audio)
Definition of adventurenext
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as in experience
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

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2
as in venture
a risky undertaking a bold adventure in deep-sea exploration that could imperil the submarine and its crew

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adventure

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verb

1
as in to endanger
to place in danger adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme

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2
as in to risk
to take a chance on if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35

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Recent Examples of adventure
Noun
About 10 days after their trip, her bag appeared on her Connecticut doorstep like the family cat returning from a secret adventure. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 So immigration stories get softened over time, with trauma turning into adventure and hard facts blurred into entertaining myths. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
The family of Rex Schowengerdt, 72, shared their story on a GoFundMe page, describing the man as a beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather who loved to adventure, the outdoors and his family deeply. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 After the safari adventures, guests board a private jet to Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adventure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventure
  1. experience
  2. venture
  3. endanger
  4. risk
  5. time
  6. gamble
  7. threaten
  8. chance
Noun
  • With its multi-mission configuration and experience in military exercises and operational settings, Hunter WOLF will now face a further assessment of its capabilities at Camp Grafton.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Musicians often see an instrument as a physical extension of themselves and that sort of connection doesn’t always lend itself to the online shopping experience.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of experience
Noun
  • Kim points to a conglomerate in India, broadcaster joint ventures in Thailand, mining companies in Mongolia and a beverage brand in China, all of which are backing films.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But hey, isn’t that what new business ventures are supposed to do in Silicon Valley?
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of venture
Verb
  • Against that backdrop, pupils' complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Against that backdrop, pupils’ complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of endanger
Verb
  • Sellers risk accepting an offer, only to have the bank say no.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of risk
Noun
  • Vietnamese films grossed more than VND3 trillion ($114 million) at home in 2025, outperforming international titles in the local market for the first time.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This time, France's large pension outlays and its need to rein in public spending leave little room for maneuver.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of time
Noun
  • For a more interesting gamble, maybe tight end Darren Waller (+250).
    — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Any deviation from the standard of care felt like a reckless gamble with death.
    — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of gamble
Verb
  • In several messages quoted in the ruling, Seaver allegedly threatened Nozell and other people connected to Parton’s estate.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of threaten
Noun
  • Traders are now pricing in a 78% chance that the Fed will keep rates unchanged at its next meeting, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The 100 contestants enter the vast kitchen arena ready for a chance to call the shots.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Adventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventure. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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