venturing
Setting out boldly
Venturing is the present participle of venture—to undertake something risky or uncertain, or to go somewhere potentially dangerous.
It often appears with directional words: venturing out into the storm, venturing into unfamiliar territory.
To venture an opinion or guess is to offer one tentatively, acknowledging you might be wrong.
Adventurous courage
- boldCourageous and daring
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
fearless · plucky · gutsy · undaunted · dauntless · valiant · gallant · stouthearted
Stake on uncertain outcome
- hazardSource of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
wager · stake · jeopardy · peril · exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · unpredictability
Organized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- trekArduous overland journey
voyage · safari · excursion · pilgrimage · discovery · wandering · pioneering · scouting
New business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
enterprise · undertaking · endeavor · launching · backing · financing · staking · capitalizing
daring
Adventurous courage
audacious · fearless · plucky · gutsy · undaunted · dauntless · valiant · gallant · stouthearted · lionhearted
gamble
Stake on uncertain outcome
- hazardSource of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
speculation · wager · stake · jeopardy · peril · exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · unpredictability · leap
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- questSeeking journey for something
trek · voyage · safari · excursion · pilgrimage · discovery · wandering · pioneering · scouting · prospecting
startup
New business enterprise
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
speculation · enterprise · undertaking · endeavor · launching · backing · financing · staking · capitalizing · incubator
- setting offdeparting, leaving, heading out, taking off, embarking
- travel verbscrossing, walking, hiking, trekking, journeying
- conjecturinghypothesizing, theorizing, speculating, conjecturing, supposing
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- trying things outtesting, experimenting, trialing, attempting, tryout
- effortstrying, striving, endeavoring, struggling, pushing
venturingplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
protecting · safeguarding · hedging · holding back · securing
venturingstaying put
Remaining in place
remaining · staying · settling · hunkering down · standing still
venturinghesitating
Pausing with doubt
holding back · shying away · shrinking · cowering · balking
venture, adventure, adventurer, ventures, ventured, adventured, venturer, venturers, venturous