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Adventuresome

Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.

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Audacious 84% connected

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

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Audacious 84% connected

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

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Daring 84% connected

of Dare

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Daring 84% connected

of Dare

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Sporting 84% connected

of Sport

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Sporting 84% connected

of Sport

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Swaggering 84% connected

of Swagger

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Swaggering 84% connected

of Swagger

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Venturesome 84% connected

Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.

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Venturesome 84% connected

Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.

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Venturous 84% connected

Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier.

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Venturous 84% connected

Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier.

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Derivationally related 4

Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Adventurousness 74% connected

The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.

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Adventurousness 74% connected

The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.

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See also 10

Bold 66% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Bold 66% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Enterprising 66% connected

Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm.

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Enterprising 66% connected

Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm.

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Incautious 66% connected

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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Incautious 66% connected

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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Synonym 1

Adventurous 92% connected

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.

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