VENTURE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

venture 1 of 2

noun

Definition of venture

as in gamble

a risky undertaking their latest business venture failed big-time

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sure thing

venture

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verb

ˈven(t)-shər

as in to endanger

to place in danger don't venture more money than you can afford to lose

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as in to risk

to take a chance on ventured to speak plainly at the meeting

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Noun

These ventures give Plex additional revenue streams beyond its media server software. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 For its latest venture, Auberge tapped the famed Martin Brudnizki Design Studio to bring its interiors and its 140 rooms and suites to life. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

Beyond his community work, Wells ventured into entrepreneurship, opening Winning And Won Turkey Legs. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Apparently, venturing onto Telemundo or NBC’s live feed is a bridge too far. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for venture

Recent Examples of Synonyms for venture

Noun

Eleven years later, that gamble is looking like an absolute steal.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters considering a path toward independence in his home province of Alberta on Friday, warning that a referendum is a dangerous gamble at a time of growing threats to Canada’s sovereignty.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of gamble

Verb

After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of endanger

Verb

To keep returns low, Daunt shops often placed tiny initial orders, a wan show of confidence that risked seeping down to the fragile economy of the writing life.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Michael Platt, a professor of marketing, psychology and neuroscience at the Wharton School, says the answer may lie in how the brain responds to risk, excitement and the promise of a big win.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

Because the phenomenon typically reaches its greatest strength around December, NOAA says there’s a 75% chance that the current El Niño will exceed the strength of previous events dating back to at least 1950.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
The strongest upper-level forcing will remain northwest of DFW, creating a sharp gradient in rain chances.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of chance

Verb

Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bank still calls Nvidia the sector’s best risk-reward opportunity but warns that financing pressures, power shortages, and concentrated customers could threaten the buildout.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of threaten

Verb

Some series plucked peripheral movie characters for unnecessary small-screen addendums adventures.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
If Winterlake Lodge is all about the mountain adventures, then Tutka Bay Lodge is all about connecting with the Alaska's marine ecosystems.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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