ADVENTURE Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

əd-ˈven-chər

Definition of adventure

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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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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verb

as in to endanger

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

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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

The historic buildings once occupied by radio operators now house guests of Basecamp Explorer, which runs a range of Arctic adventures on Spitsbergen, the largest of Svalbard’s islands. — Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026 That was his first visit to Kansas City, and really the first adventure of his life. — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

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Launched in 2012 by Jacques Polge and Christopher Sheldrake, the perfumers were inspired by Coco’s midnight Venice adventures. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 With articulated knees and dual-layer knee panels and kickplates, they’re made for serious hiking and rated highly for multiday backpacking adventures. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adventure

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Noun

Together, the workforce brings more than 250 combined years of Minuteman III experience at each base, according to the Air Force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of experience

Noun

The Waldorf Astoria puts a tennis court in its famed ballroom for an exhibition with Tommy Paul, Maria Sakkari, Ben Shelton and Leylah Fernandez to promote its new global racquet club venture.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Although he was involved in various ventures—and was president of a local bank—much of his money came from real estate investments.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of venture

Verb

The Sumatran tiger, classified as critically endangered by the United Nations and conservation groups, is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, which is slightly larger than Sweden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Papadopoulos relies on this faltering system that is now endangered.

— Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of endanger

Noun

Brughmans can throw the ball a long way, and do so accurately enough to initiate attacks before the other team has had time to reset.

— Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
All John needs to do is recite the Green Lanterns oath the next time Hal hands him his ring for training.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of time

Noun

Hanging over the current roster are the long-term gambles Drury made to bring it together.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The global industry will be watching closely to see if the festival’s gamble on a content market will pay off, especially with AFM right around the corner in early November.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gamble

Verb

The euro zone, a net importer of energy, has seen inflation above the ECB's 2% target since the war in the Middle East threatened commodity transit through the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to spike and remain volatile.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Anthem aims to give US forces a way to threaten those targets during extended operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of threaten

Noun

The Seattle Seahawks have gotten an offseason full of congratulations, their Super Bowl rings and now will get the chance to see the banner raised before kicking off this season with hopes of repeating.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
There was one big first-half chance that went begging, Callum Doyle’s flick-on leaving the Wales international with just goalkeeper Max Weiss to beat, but his close-range header was tipped over.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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