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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