ADVENTURED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

adventured

verb

past tense of adventure

as in endangered

to place in danger adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme

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to take a chance on if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35

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Recent Examples of adventured The mission is designed as a second test flight for Orion, which has adventured beyond Earth orbit before — but never with a crew onboard. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026 When adventured correctly, London will not disappoint. — Rachel Shoemaker, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025 Grandparents, parents, and kids have adventured on the coast for decades. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025 Senior Harper Hargrove practiced alliteration against the backdrop of Jupiter as students adventured through space. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025

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One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Sources said a polygon had been established there to ensure no Israeli strikes or ground operations endangered the hostages.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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And conducting that work within Anthropic risked constraining White Circle from sharing it with the public.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Attacks on Saudi Arabia risked derailing the market recovery, the IEA said in its report, with Saudi production increases in September driving OPEC+ supply gains that month.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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As the unique brand of baseball entertainment known as Banana Ball expanded into a six-team league, the tours have grown in size and scope but never actually ventured out of the United States.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
But Blue Nile has since ventured into the real world, too, with showrooms across the country.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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