as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
not inclined to be adventuresome when it comes to foreign travel, preferring guided bus tours that stick to the beaten path
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Recent Examples of adventuresome
Those were adventuresome yet safe days in postwar Los Angeles.
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Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Travel After a long career with the FBI, Mary Beth Kepner was looking forward to an adventuresome retirement with her husband, Floyd Spinner.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
Future menu rotations could be even more adventuresome.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
Sixty-something art historian and grandmother Lorna Mott Dumas is the novel’s adventuresome test case.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 June 2021
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Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Travel After a long career with the FBI, Mary Beth Kepner was looking forward to an adventuresome retirement with her husband, Floyd Spinner.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
Future menu rotations could be even more adventuresome.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
Sixty-something art historian and grandmother Lorna Mott Dumas is the novel’s adventuresome test case.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 June 2021
See All Example Sentences for adventuresome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventuresome
adventurous
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But in case an adventurous dish doesn’t sit well with you, Fischer suggests keeping Pepto Bismol or another stomach aid at the ready to provide some relief.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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These two siblings have adventurous hearts, enjoy school and share one wish — to live together in a supportive home where the entire family spends time together.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2025
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“Adventuresome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventuresome. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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