Synonyms for adventure
ædˈvɛn tʃərad·ven·ture

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1. adventure

   An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. adventure

   Synonyms:
   incident, crisis, chance, hazard, occurrence, event, enterprise, casualty, undertaking, experiment, venture, trial, romance

   Antonyms:
   matter-of-fact, matter-of-course

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1. adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertakingverb

   a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

   Synonyms:
   lark, risky venture, dangerous undertaking, escapade

2. gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chanceverb

   take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

   "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, encounter, happen, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, bump, venture, hazard, jeopardize, stake, take chances, find, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line, risk

3. venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardizeverb

   put at risk

   "I will stake my good reputation for this"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, impale, guess, run a risk, chance, gamble, back, take chances, gage, endanger, threaten, peril, menace, imperil, embark, venture, hazard, jeopardise, jeopardize, stake, punt, take a chance, post, risk, bet on, game

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1. capadenoun

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. adventurenoun

   Synonyms:
   chance, hazard, fortuity, contingency, risk, venture, stake

2. adventurenoun

   Synonyms:
   hazardous enterprise, bold undertaking

3. adventurenoun

   Synonyms:
   event, incident, occurrence, transaction, passage, contingency

4. adventurenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Com.) speculation

5. adventureverb

   Synonyms:
   hazard, venture, risk, peril, imperil, put to hazard, put at risk, put in danger

6. adventureverb

   Synonyms:
   dare, venture, take the risk, run the risk, incur the hazard

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "adventure":

   aventure, adventures, fling, affair, venture, aventures, adventurism, journey, adventurous, adventurer

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. adventure

   Synonyms:
   See Misadventure
   

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1. Jon Watts:

   We've seen that origin story before, here's Spider-Man, he's a kid, let's take him on an adventure ... it's all part of trying to show people something new.

2. Dominique Barjot:

   It can't be an easy decision. It would roughly be back to the group as inherited from his father. Martin Bouygues' big adventure being mobile phone.

3. Rebeca Blanco-Grijalva:

   I am a third-grade teacher in an impoverished elementary school, my students are inquisitive, voracious readers who are craving to discover the newest adventure in their favorite book series.

4. Cesare Lucente:

   Hawaii is an adventurers' paradise due to our ideal year-round weather and the huge menu of adventure options, our air and water temperature is very consistent year round, so there is never a bad time to come. You can go out for a surf session in the morning, a hike in the afternoon followed by a sunset kayak all within a few square miles.

5. Judge Tanya Chutkan:

   This wasn't Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, they came to Washington knowing full well the events of January 6.