adventurous
Other forms: adventurously
If you're adventurous, you're eager to try new things and take risks. If you can't wait to go kayaking in the Amazon and you're willing to try that stew with the weird things floating around in it, you're adventurous.
Adventurous means eager for adventure, and both words come from the Latin for “about to happen” — an adventure always has an element of the unknown. Being adventurous means you’re willing to go where you haven’t been before and do things you’ve never done, even if you don’t know how it’s going to turn out.
Definitions of adventurous
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willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises“adventurous pioneers”
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synonyms:
adventuresome
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audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous
disposed to venture or take risks
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sporting
involving risk or willingness to take a risk
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swaggering, swashbuckling
flamboyantly adventurous
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bold
fearless and daring
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brave, courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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incautious
lacking in caution
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Antonyms:
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unadventurous
lacking in boldness
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safe
(of an undertaking) secure from risk
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timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
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cautious
showing careful forethought
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audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous
Pronunciation
US
/ədˈvɛntʃərəs/
UK
/ədˈvɛntʃərəs/
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