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. Kikkan Randall:

   I am cancer free as far as we know, it was a totally crazy adventure, I mean the absolute opposite of what I expected coming off the gold medal, but it's amazing how quickly my athlete frame of mind took over and I just knew this was going to be my latest challenge.

2. Erik Pevernagie:

   Life is a mysterious adventure full of unexpected happenings and captivating episodes with intriguing revelations. We just have to squeeze it gently and enjoy each drop. That is philosophy. (( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" )

3. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.:

   It was a love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty. It lay beyond the descriptive words of men-where immortality is touched through danger, where life meets death on equal plane where man is more than man, and existence both supreme and valueless at the same time.

4. Laura Jaworski:

   The creative plane is pure magic, pure adventure, pure freedom.

5. Josh Boykin:

   I think, essentially, their thesis when they made the game was like,' How can we create a space where people feel like people are capable of good and that there is good in the world ?' ring Fit Adventure.