Synonyms of venturous

venturous

adjective

ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)rəs 

as in adventurous

inclined or willing to take risks

at the time, any woman venturous enough to want to be an astronaut faced ridicule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adventurous
• daring
• brave
• courageous
• fearless
• bold
• venturesome
• enterprising
• hardy
• adventuresome
• audacious
• heroical
• nerved
• impulsive
• dashing
• reckless
• gutsy
• gallant
• heroic
• valiant
• foolish
• nervy
• emboldened
• impetuous
• free-swinging
• imprudent
• intrepid
• heedless
• foolhardy
• dauntless
• thoughtless
• valorous
• incautious
• daredevil
• undaunted
• spirited
• wild
• rash
• hotheaded
• unafraid
• stupid
• madcap
• overconfident
• plucky
• silly
• spunky
• hasty
• overbold
• dumb
• brash
• headlong
• unnecessary
• stouthearted
• mad
• stalwart
• stout
• gritty
• swashbuckling
• lunatic
• absurd
• unreasonable
• harebrained
• irrational
• lionhearted
• idiotic
• witless
• scatterbrained
• insane
• asinine
• wacky
• nutty
• whacky
• brainless
• precipitate
• crazy
• moronic
• greathearted
• balmy
• idiotical
• gadarene
• half-witted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• unadventurous
• cautious
• careful
• timorous
• prudent
• unenterprising
• cowardly
• coward
• wary
• shy
• pusillanimous
• craven
• heedful
• milky
• afraid
• frightened
• fearful
• overcautious
• startled
• terrified
• alarmed
• scared
• wise
• chickenhearted
• reasonable
• affrighted
• spooked
• sensible
• lily-livered
• poltroon
• sound
• shocked
• rational
• horrified
• unnerved
• calm
• sane
• cool
• milk-livered
• levelheaded
• sage
• concerned
• fainthearted
• overcareful
• worried
• upset
• dismayed
• terrorized
• appalled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of venturous

Whether it’s jet-boating in Machu Picchu with Red Savannah, rock-climbing in Colorado River’s write water rapids, or racing across Norway’s glaciers on snowmobiles, these destinations are sure to fuel an Arian’s venturous spirit. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 11 Jan. 2020