venturesome
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈvɛn.tʃər.səm/
:
aventurero
- The venturesome team decided to tackle the difficult mountain route that others had avoided.
- more venturesome
Examples
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When you encourage challenge, even the timid become more venturesome and will really start challenging the barriers that get in their way.
Academic text (1996) -
For some, I suppose of the less venturesome sort, the prospect seemed not quite conceivable.
Academic text (2009) -
"Well, yes, she always was a venturesome sort.
Fiction book (2001) -
You were a fierce and venturesome rider.
Fiction book (1993) -
One flying student was a nearly deaf and venturesome ex-football player named Cal Rodgers.
Academic text (2003) -
Although she has a divergent view of what constitutes the good life, Laura herself is quite taken with the tall, handsome, and venturesome Francois, who reminds her of Samuel (34).
Academic text (1996) -
She is known for her venturesome nature, always ready to try new activities like rock climbing or scuba diving.
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His venturesome spirit led him to travel to remote places around the world, seeking out unforgettable adventures.
Synonyms
65
3.6
Willing to try new and sometimes risky things
26
7.6
To take bold risks and do daring things
4
4.9
Willing to try new, risky activities
3
3.4
Willing to take risks to try new things
1
7.4
Willing to take risks and try new things
Taking bold risks in politics or government policy
Antonyms
How Adventurous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Venturesome comes from the older word venture, which meant a 'chance' or a 'risky action' and is the same root as adventure. So a venturesome person is willing to take risks and try bold new things.