Antonyms for venture


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ven-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn tʃər


Definition of venture

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to risk the loss" (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of adventure. General sense of "to dare, to presume" is recorded from 1550s. Noun sense of "risky undertaking" first recorded 1560s; meaning "enterprise of a business nature" is recorded from 1580s. Venture capital is attested from 1943.
  • noun gamble, attempt
  • verb take a chance
Example sentences :
  • It has not; and we venture to express our confident belief, that it never will.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I say this not merely at a venture, but on the strength of what has happened in the past.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The contrary, I venture to think, is the point of view of most of us.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • To her reference to Browning then, Vavasor did not venture a reply.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She was too utterly unacquainted with the ground to venture.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "I will venture a rover with you, or try long-butts or hoyles," said old Johnston.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She felt that she did not know Andrew well enough to venture to do that.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • I wished much to see my sister, but was afraid to venture on that.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • In the North and at Washington his venture was regarded with alarm.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The treasuries of local speech were all too poor to clothe so wild a venture.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for venture

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