Synonyms of ventures

ventures 1 of 2

noun

plural of venture

as in gambles

a risky undertaking

their latest business venture failed big-time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gambles
• chances
• enterprises
• adventures
• speculations
• throws
• fliers
• bets
• flutters
• crapshoots
• hazards
• stakes
• wagers
• liberties
• plays
• long shots
• dark horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sure things

ventures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of venture

1

as in endangers

to place in danger

don't venture more money than you can afford to lose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangers
• risks
• threatens
• adventures
• hazards
• perils
• jeopardizes
• compromises
• menaces
• imperils
• gambles (with)
• jeopards
• subjects
• intimidates
• chances
• wagers
• exposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• shelters
• shields
• saves
• preserves
• guards
• resumes

2

as in risks

to take a chance on

ventured to speak plainly at the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risks
• adventures
• hazards
• chances
• tempts
• confronts
• runs the risk of
• gambles (on)
• faces
• dares
• challenges
• breasts
• subjects
• braves
• jeopardizes
• menaces
• compromises
• endangers
• imperils
• outbraves
• brazens
• bets (on)
• beards
• exposes
• defies
• wagers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ventures

Noun

According to Trump’s 927-page annual financial disclosure report, the president earned over $1 billion from his cryptocurrency ventures and other businesses, part of a broader $2 billion haul in 2025 alone. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Global also has stakes in numerous ventures, including Propagate and Range Media Partners, and is partnered with Vice Media in a joint venture, Vice TV. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Without founders capable of recognizing emerging opportunities, integrating business capabilities, and leading ventures through uncertainty, neither venture capital nor entrepreneurial ecosystems can create enduring companies. — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The action happens on a planet named Altair IV, to which a spaceship from Earth ventures to find out what happened to a previous, and never again heard from, human expedition. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence. — Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

In doing so the NCAA determined that athletes who played four years and who, like their classmates, had finished college to pursue other ventures, should not come back. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady appears to be setting the groundwork to add to his growing list of post-playing career ventures. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Last week, China joined the club of countries that have launched an orbital mission and brought its booster safely back to Earth, which is just the beginning of public and private ventures in that country aggressively pushing into rocket reuse. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Verb

The strongest moments come when Grande ventures into less familiar territory. — Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026

Australian actress Catherine Lagaʻaia stars as the 16-year-old title wayfinder, who ventures beyond the reef on an epic quest to save her home island of Motunui. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026

The story centers on a therapist who ventures into a reality-bending dimension after one of her patients disappears inside it, according to the film's IMDb. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Matt Damon leads the ensemble as Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca who ventures on a long and dangerous journey home after the Trojan War. — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

When Fuyuko ventures out from her solitude, she’s blessed with a chance encounter. — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026

For Coel, that story sometimes ventures beyond friendship. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

Arkady sits back, while Boris ventures out for clues. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026