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adventure

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of adventure

1 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
Synonyms of adventure

emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), happening, time
Words Related to adventure

escapade, lark, ploy

act, action, deed, doing, feat

episode, occasion

baptism, ordeal, test, trial, tribulation

enterprise, risk, venture

expedition, exploration, mission, performance, quest, stunt
Near Antonyms of adventure

bore, bummer, bust, downer, drag

2 a risky undertaking

  • a bold adventure in deep-sea exploration that could imperil the submarine and its crew
Synonyms of adventure

chance, crapshoot, enterprise, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], gamble, speculation, throw, venture
Words Related to adventure

bet, hazard, stake, wager

liberty

dark horse, long shot, play
Antonyms of adventure

sure thing

adventure

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of adventure

1 to place in danger

  • adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme
Synonyms of adventure

compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture
Words Related to adventure

intimidate, threaten

expose

subject

chance, wager
Near Antonyms of adventure

guard, protect, shelter, shield

preserve, resume, save

2 to take a chance on

  • if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35
Synonyms of adventure

chance, gamble (on), hazard, risk, tempt, venture
Words Related to adventure

beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave

compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace

expose, subject

bet (on), wager
Phrases Synonymous with adventure

run the risk of

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