unadventurousness
Avoiding all risks
Unadventurousness is the quality of avoiding risk, novelty, or excitement—a preference for the safe and familiar.
It describes people who stick to routines, travelers who never leave the resort, or eaters who order the same dish every time: His unadventurousness meant he'd never tasted sushi.
The word often carries mild criticism, suggesting excessive caution or dullness.
Chronic state of dread
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
diffidence · reticence · faintheartedness · timorousness · self-doubt · risk-averse · shrinking · overcautious
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
vigilance · hesitancy · guardedness · deliberateness · overcaution · second-guessing · hedging · tentativeness
Tiresome lack of change
- samenessState of being identical
- uniformityState of being identical
- repetitivenessRecurring without variation
- stalenessLoss of freshness
banality · tedium · humdrum · invariability · regularity · habituation · stagnation · dullness
Settled regular tendency
- rutChannel or tedium
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
schedule · familiarity · autopilot · plodding · methodical · regimented · clockwork · orderliness
Adherence to accepted customs
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
staidness · old-fashioned · customary · inflexibility · rigidity · unoriginality · following · acceptability
fearfulness
Chronic state of dread
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
trepidation · diffidence · reticence · faintheartedness · timorousness · self-doubt · risk-averse · shrinking · overcautious · unassertive
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
carefulness · vigilance · hesitancy · guardedness · deliberateness · overcaution · second-guessing · hedging · tentativeness · reservedness
monotony
Tiresome lack of change
- samenessState of being identical
- uniformityState of being identical
- repetitivenessRecurring without variation
staleness · banality · tedium · humdrum · invariability · regularity · habituation · stagnation · dullness · blandness
habit
Settled regular tendency
pattern · schedule · familiarity · autopilot · plodding · methodical · regimented · clockwork · orderliness · unvaried
conventionality
Adherence to accepted customs
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
mainstream · staidness · old-fashioned · customary · inflexibility · rigidity · unoriginality · following · acceptability · propriety
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Eagerness for risky pursuits
daring · boldness · audacity · fearlessness · bravery
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Eagerness for risky pursuits
curiosity · open-mindedness · wanderlust · pioneering spirit · inquisitiveness
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