venturesome

American  

[ven-cher-suhm] / ˈvɛn tʃər səm /

adjective

1. having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or dangerous activities; daring.

   a venturesome investor; a venturesome explorer.

   Synonyms:

   rash, enterprising

   Antonyms:

   cautious

2. attended with risk; hazardous.

   Auto racing is a venturesome sport.

   Synonyms:

   unsafe, perilous, risky

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venturesome British  

/ ˈvɛntʃərəs, ˈvɛntʃəsəm /

adjective

1. willing to take risks; daring

2. hazardous

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Other Word Forms

• overventuresome adjective
• unventuresome adjective
• venturesomely adverb
• venturesomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of venturesome

First recorded in 1655–65; venture + -some ¹

Example Sentences

Real entrepreneurship serving venturesome consumers, External link not frictionless stock trading in well-regulated casinos, keeps the U.S. economy vibrant.

From Barron's

Salonen brought in a team of young, venturesome “creative partners” from music and tech.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a pioneering professor at Mills College in Oakland, at UC San Diego and elsewhere who inspired a significant number of today’s venturesome musicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Even for this venturesome music director, these two weeks are unlike any other he has had at the Bowl, unlike any two weeks he or anyone would dare anywhere else.

From Los Angeles Times

Gentle and genial, with a deep knowledge of operas and voices, he has tried to balance his venturesome spirit with the sensibilities of audiences — to challenge without alienating the people he needed for support.

From New York Times