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Another word for venture

venture Synonyms

venture

n.

adventure, risk, hazard, peril, stake, chance, speculation, dare, experiment, trial, attempt, essay, test, gamble, undertaking, enterprise, investment, leap in the dark*, plunge*, potluck*, flier*, crack*, fling*.

venture Synonyms

venture

v.

attempt, essay, experiment, try, try out, assay, grope, feel, speculate, gamble, stake, hazard, bet, wager, play for.

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Another word for venture

noun

An exciting, often hazardous undertaking:
adventure, emprise, enterprise. See safety
Something undertaken, especially something requiring extensive planning and work:
enterprise, project, undertaking. See work

verb

To expose to possible loss or damage:
adventure, compromise, hazard, risk. See safety
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:
bet, gamble, lay¹ (down), post², put, risk, stake, wager. (Informal) go. See gambling
To run the risk of:
adventure, chance, hazard, risk. See safety
To take a risk in the hope of gaining advantage:
gamble, speculate. Idiom: take a flyer. See gambling
To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely:
dare, hazard, presume, pretend. See try

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He has no venture in the present.
It was obvious she was petrified to venture anywhere near the edge.
Dean knew he was being foolish beyond any measure of reason to venture even the short distance that would allow him to see beyond the overhang.
Irv Goldman was in charge of their ill-conceived venture while it was running, so their switch board tells me.
While Betsy loved her position, she was far more enchanted with our success and would adopt it as a full time venture in a minute.

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