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 Words From

• venture·some·ly adverb
• venture·some·ness noun
• over·venture·some adjective
• un·venture·some adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of venturesome¹

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

Example Sentences

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

It was the most venturesome and inventive, with unusually diverse programming and audiences.

From Los Angeles Times

In another venturesome series, Ms. Liao asked migrant workers in Shenzhen to create self-portrait dolls, and then take the dolls to a place that was, or could be, important to them.

From New York Times

Mo Willems, whose books about a kvetching pigeon and a venturesome stuffed bunny made him a star of children’s literature, has focused his powers of silliness onto a sometimes stuffy medium: opera.

From New York Times