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ventures

NOUN

gamble, attempt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal endeavor enterprise experiment investment project undertaking

STRONG

adventure baby chance essay exploit feat hazard header jeopardy peril proposition pursuit risk setup shot spec speculation stab stake test thing trial wager

WEAK

pet project

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness

STRONG

assurance certainty fact inaction protection reality safety surety

VERB

take a chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dare operate

STRONG

advance assay attempt bet brave challenge chance defy endanger essay experiment expose feel front gamble grope hazard imperil jeopardize presume risk speculate stake try volunteer wager

WEAK

dare say get down go out on a limb have a fling at lay open make a stab at make bold play for play the market put in jeopardy put up stick one's neck out take a crack at take a flyer take a plunge try out

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain design disbelieve guard hide neglect plan protect save yield

Example Sentences

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His estimated career earnings exceed $1 billion, including $97 million in PGA Tour prize money, a reported $200 million signing bonus to join LIV Golf and an estimated $800 million from endorsements and business ventures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

OpenAI loses $1.22 for every $1 of revenue, highlighting investor concerns about profitability for these AI ventures.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This week: Google’s parent company announced an unexpected move to raise $80 billion for their AI ventures.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Musk plans to use the extra money he is raising to expand SpaceX's current activities but also to fund new future ventures: mining asteroids, colonising Mars and putting AI data centres in space.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Perhaps the most famous example of such ventures would be the voyages of Columbus, which were supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz