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noun

əd-ˈven-chər How to pronounce adventure (audio)
Definition of adventurenext
1
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
At the heart of these experiences is the resort’s Master Pathfinder and team of Pathfinders, who act essentially as adventure concierges, gracious hosts, and expert guides. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 The adventures of a sea captain based on the real-life Grace O’Malley. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
If Winterlake Lodge is all about the mountain adventures, then Tutka Bay Lodge is all about connecting with the Alaska's marine ecosystems. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 This year’s menu will include old favorites and new taste adventures. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 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
  • Experts say Kim's troops sent to Russia to support its war against Ukraine likely gained experience in drone warfare from Russian forces and their own battlefield experiences.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Amenities and experiences The center of the property, quite literally, is the pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of experience
Noun
  • Parent company Kering had acquired the building in 2023, before forming a joint venture with Ardian that gave the private equity firm a majority stake in a portfolio of prime real estate assets, including the Avenue Montaigne location.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Prodigy Clean Energy leads the venture in direct partnership with the Pabineau and Eel River Bar First Nations.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of venture
Verb
  • Barn owls are not endangered but are extremely rare in New York City.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Several of those whales were endangered humpbacks trapped by crab gear, both commercial and recreational.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of endanger
Verb
  • To use satire to confirm does not bring with it dramatic excitement and risks a certain smugness of point of view.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the influx also risks turning mourning into a spectacle, locals say, as visitors outnumber locals.
    — Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of risk
Noun
  • Some studies also suggest moving commuting times nearer to dusk in the fall increases the risk of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife, which are more active around sunset.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
  • As the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics explains, energy confinement time describes how quickly thermal energy escapes from the plasma, rather than how long an experiment runs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • The Caller’s loss of donors exposes how much of a gamble this has been.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Its Arizona operation is the result of a pre-pandemic gamble Phoenix made to revive its sluggish economy, which never quite rebounded from the Great Recession.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gamble
Verb
  • The strikes also aimed to limit Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Warren’s appearance was part of a broader progressive push to reinforce el Sayed’s candidacy after Stevens’s defection threatened to deepen divisions among Michigan Democrats at a critical moment in the Senate contest.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of threaten
Noun
  • Jackson’s campaign amounted to a reset for Democrats and a chance to contest Maine without all the political baggage that came with Platner’s candidacy.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Even if a site included in a Tentative List is not nominated during one evaluatory round, there’s always a chance in the future that it may be added back to the list and considered for a nomination.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Adventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventure. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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