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adventure

/ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/

noun

Meaning

  • The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.

  • A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.

    "A life full of adventures."

  • A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.

  • A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.

    "his sense of adventure"

  • A text adventure or an adventure game.

  • That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.

  • Chance of danger or loss.

  • Risk; danger; peril.

Synonyms

hazard,
jeopardy,
fortune,
hazard,
luck