adventure

The word “adventure” has 3 syllables: ad-ven-ture

It's pronounced as /ədˈvɛn.tʃɚ/


What is synonym and antonym for adventure?

In the thesaurus, “adventure” has 70 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for adventure along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for adventure

Antonyms for adventure

  • bore
  • bummer
  • bust
  • downer
  • drag
  • guard
  • preserve
  • protect
  • resume
  • save
  • shelter
  • shield
  • sure thing

Meanings of adventure

  • noun
    1. The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
    2. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
    3. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
    4. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
    5. A text adventure or an adventure game.
    6. That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
    7. Chance of danger or loss.
    8. Risk; danger; peril.
  • verb
    1. To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
    2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
    3. To try the chance; to take the risk.

Example Sentences

  • They decided to go on an adventure through the mountains during the summer.
  • Reading that novel was a thrilling adventure for her imagination.
  • He has always dreamed of an adventure that takes him around the world.
  • The children set off on a backyard adventure, pretending the garden was a jungle.
  • Starting a new job in a foreign country felt like an exciting adventure.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to adventure, such as: act, action, baptism, beard, bet, bore, brave.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • accost
  • adventure
  • affront
  • approach
  • attempt
  • battle
  • be bold
  • beard
  • brave
  • brazen
  • breast
  • bully
  • cartel
  • challenge
  • combat
  • confront
  • cope
  • corner
  • defy
  • denounce
  • disregard
  • encounter
  • endanger
  • endeavor
  • face
  • face off
  • fight
  • front
  • gamble
  • go ahead
  • goad
  • hazard
  • insult
  • knock chip off shoulder
  • laugh at
  • make bold
  • make my day
  • meet
  • mock
  • muster courage
  • oppose
  • outbrave
  • outdare
  • outface
  • pluck up
  • presume
  • provocation
  • provoke
  • repel
  • resist
  • risk
  • run the gauntlet
  • run the risk
  • scorn
  • speculate
  • spurn
  • square off
  • stake
  • stand
  • stand up to
  • step over the line
  • stump
  • take a chance
  • take heart
  • take one on
  • taunt
  • threaten
  • throw down the gauntlet
  • try
  • undertake
  • venture
  • withstand

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