adventurous
adjective
Synonyms
- adventuresome
- audacious
- bold
- daring
- dashing
- emboldened
- enterprising
- free-swinging
- gutsy
- hardy
- nerved
- nervy
- venturesome
- venturous
Example Sentences
Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Rather, these leaders are acknowledged for being generous, thoughtful, visionary, fun, adventurous, loving, insightful, curious or inquisitive. Dede Henley, Forbes, 10 July 2022 Peter Brook, whose ambitious, adventurous, and endlessly creative stage work ranged across seven decades on both sides of the Atlantic and earned him a place among the greatest theater directors of the 20th century, died Saturday. BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022 Your wife sounds like an incredible person—adventurous, thoughtful, and caring in equal measure. Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 29 June 2022 This complimentary service also assists couples in choosing from a range of adventurous, relaxing, and romantic activities. Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 Here are five of our favorites, from a classic joint that’s been around for decades to a trendy newcomer with an adventurous creative team. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 20 Aug. 2022 She’s the entire package: bright, witty, energetic, caring, and adventurous. Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Think stylish cookware and appliances, adventurous gear, tech gifts, and devices or tools for joint ventures like gardening or ceramic making. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
alteration (with -d- restored from Latin) of Middle English aventurous "occurring by chance, daring, seeking new exploits," borrowed from Anglo-French, from aventure adventure entry 1 + -ous -ous
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- daring
- bold
- courageous
- fearless
- brave
- adventuresome
- venturous
- hardy
- enterprising
- impulsive
- venturesome
- reckless
- gutsy
- dashing
- audacious
- heroic
- emboldened
- nerved
- nervy
- gallant
- foolish
- valiant
- heroical
- daredevil
- impetuous
- wild
- intrepid
- spirited
- stupid
- foolhardy
- madcap
- silly
- free-swinging
- imprudent
- dauntless
- spunky
- undaunted
- unafraid
- thoughtless
- swashbuckling
- rash
- dumb
- hotheaded
- incautious
- overconfident
- valorous
- plucky
- stouthearted
- brash
- heedless
- mad
- lionhearted
- crazy
- hasty
- gritty
- lunatic
- wacky
- stalwart
- unnecessary
- unreasonable
- overbold
- insane
- absurd
- nutty
- stout
- headlong
- scatterbrained
- irrational
- whacky
- idiotic
- harebrained
- precipitate
- witless
- asinine
- moronic
- brainless
- greathearted
- idiotical
- balmy
- gadarene
- half-witted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unadventurous
- timid
- cautious
- careful
- wary
- shy
- prudent
- timorous
- cowardly
- coward
- craven
- pusillanimous
- afraid
- milky
- overcautious
- frightened
- fearful
- heedful
- scared
- terrified
- unenterprising
- startled
- reasonable
- alarmed
- wise
- fainthearted
- sensible
- spooked
- shocked
- sane
- horrified
- rational
- cool
- chickenhearted
- unnerved
- sound
- lily-livered
- calm
- overcareful
- milk-livered
- levelheaded
- affrighted
- poltroon
- worried
- concerned
- upset
- terrorized
- sage
- dismayed
- appalled
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of adventurous are daredevil, daring, foolhardy, rash, reckless, and venturesome. While all these words mean "exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense," adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.
The words daredevil and adventurous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, daredevil stresses ostentation in daring.
In some situations, the words daring and adventurous are roughly equivalent. However, daring implies fearlessness in courting danger.
The words foolhardy and adventurous can be used in similar contexts, but foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.
While in some cases nearly identical to adventurous, rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought.
Although the words reckless and adventurous have much in common, reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.
The synonyms venturesome and adventurous are sometimes interchangeable, but venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings.