venturesome

[ven-cher-suhm]

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

venturesome

/ ˈvɛntʃərəs, ˈvɛntʃəsəm /

adjective

1. willing to take risks; daring

2. hazardous

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of venturesome¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Ellis, a venturesome dreamer with a promising academic future, drowns during the summer before college.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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