Synonyms

adventuresome

American

[ad-ven-cher-suhm] / ædˈvɛn tʃər səm /

adjective

bold; daring; adventurous.

Other Word Forms

adventuresomely adverb
adventuresomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of adventuresome

First recorded in 1725–35; adventure + -some ¹

Example Sentences

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But despite its experiment with chronology, “A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic” plays it safe when it comes to its plot—a surprise for readers expecting a story as adventuresome as its telling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Sierra Club founder John Muir, arguably the most adventuresome mountaineer in California history, probably never imagined a satellite-messaging device, and he died of old age in a Los Angeles hospital bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Needless to say, I have become more adventuresome and gazpacho-friendly.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2023

We’ll have to see him work back up to his adventuresome self.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

My dad liked to believe I was as popular and adventuresome as he was at my age—a myth it had always seemed easiest to perpetuate.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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