ventured
Boldly went forth
Ventured is the past tense of venture, meaning to dare to go somewhere or do something risky or uncertain.
You might venture into unfamiliar territory, venture a guess, or venture an opinion when you're not sure how it will be received.
She ventured out into the storm.
He ventured that the plan might fail.
Likely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- precariousDangerously insecure
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- uncertainNot firmly known
speculative · chancy · dicey · daring · bold · gambled · staked · wagered
Moved foot forward
- enteredWent into a space
- proceededWent on, moved forward
- set outBegin a journey
- set forthDepart or explain formally
embarked · departed · sallied · forayed · pushed on · struck out · headed out · advanced
Showed bold courage
- bravedConfronted despite fear
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- fearlesslyWithout any trepidation
- intrepidlyWith brave resolve
audaciously · pluckily · gallantly · valiantly · emboldened · undaunted · dauntless · nerved
Presented for consideration
- volunteeredGave services unpaid
- suggestedOffered for consideration
- proposedOffered for acceptance
- voicedExpressed in speech
opined · posited · proffered · hazarded · submitted · put forth · floated · broached
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trekArduous overland journey
- questSeeking journey for something
odyssey · safari · excursion · traverse · pioneer · navigate · discover · frontier
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- capitalWealth used for investment
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
stake · entrepreneurial · backing · funding · speculated · bankrolled · financed · underwritten
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- precariousDangerously insecure
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
uncertain · speculative · chancy · dicey · daring · bold · gambled · staked · wagered · braved
stepped
Moved foot forward
set forth · embarked · departed · sallied · forayed · pushed on · struck out · headed out · advanced · progressed
dared
Showed bold courage
- bravedConfronted despite fear
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- fearlesslyWithout any trepidation
intrepidly · audaciously · pluckily · gallantly · valiantly · emboldened · undaunted · dauntless · nerved · steeled
offered
Presented for consideration
- volunteeredGave services unpaid
- suggestedOffered for consideration
- proposedOffered for acceptance
voiced · opined · posited · proffered · hazarded · submitted · put forth · floated · broached · tendered
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
quest · odyssey · safari · excursion · traverse · pioneer · navigate · discover · frontier · wilderness
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- capitalWealth used for investment
speculation · stake · entrepreneurial · backing · funding · speculated · bankrolled · financed · underwritten · floated
- taking risksdared, bet, gambled, risked, wagered
- ways to go somewheretraveled, journeyed, headed, went to, commuted
- worldlyworldly, cosmopolitan, globe-trotter, globetrotter, world traveler
venturedstayed
Continued being present
remained · stayed put · stood still · retreated · withdrew
venturedwithheld
Kept from giving
held back · suppressed · refrained · bit one's tongue · said nothing
- venture capitalistsStartup equity investors
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- business ventureCommercial enterprise seeking profit
- nothing venturedNo risk undertaken
- venture capitalismFunding startups for ownership stakes
venture, adventure, adventurous, adventures, adventurer, ventures, adventuring, venturing, misadventure