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Definitions

unadventurous

ADJECTIVE
safe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dependable prudent realistic reliable sure
WEAK
buttoned-up calculating careful chary circumspect competent considerate discreet gingerly guarded on safe side trustworthy wary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irresponsible uncertain unreliable unsteady unsure
WEAK
dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unprotected unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

Example Sentences

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This win and the much-improved first-half performance was still not enough to change their view, with a return to a more conservative and unadventurous display in the second half a cause for frustration.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Overall, with most paintings bland, unadventurous or ungainly, he just isn’t that good — perhaps unsurprising for a serious career that didn’t last much more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

She found the men she dated in Denver after her divorce to be unadventurous.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Paramount is ushering "The Daily Show" into its next phase using a structurally sound yet entirely unadventurous bridge made of celebrity hosts.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2022

My journey was unadventurous, if you except a row with a German, who refused to let me open the window. 

From In the Wrong Paradise by Lang, Andrew