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Antonyms for unadventurous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ad-ven-cher-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈvɛn tʃər əs

Definition of unadventurous

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "hazardous" (also "occurring by chance," late 14c.), from Old French aventuros "chance, accidental, fortuitous;" of persons, "devoted to adventure" (Modern French aventureux), from aventure (see adventure (n.)). Sense evolution is through "rash, risk-taking" (c.1400), "daring, fond of adventure" (mid-15c.).
  • As in safe : adj cautious, conservative
Example sentences :
  • He felt a prisoner, sitting safe and easy and unadventurous.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • Sam claimed to be a very backward, cautious, unadventurous boy.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain » by Archibald Henderson
  • He was not unadventurous in his scramblings, but with no ambition to get to the top of everything.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Ruskin » by W. G. Collingwood
  • "The Wimbushes and the Lapiths were always an unadventurous, respectable crew," said Priscilla, with a note of scorn in her voice.
  • Extract from : « Crome Yellow » by Aldous Huxley
  • His intellect was inexhaustibly fertile of distinctions and objections; his temper calm and unadventurous.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • By such means even the most incompetent and unadventurous and timid spirits may pass judgment upon all men.
  • Extract from : « The Behavior of Crowds » by Everett Dean Martin
  • At all events, in quiet Campden, adventures obviously occurred to the unadventurous.
  • Extract from : « Historical Mysteries » by Andrew Lang
  • Without strong passion no very deeply coloured life-tapestry can, in these unadventurous days, be woven.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • The unadventurous or hurried traveller sticks pretty closely to these.
  • Extract from : « The Long White Cloud » by William Pember Reeves
  • But her unadventurous spirit shrank from going out in the world to manage by itself.
  • Extract from : « The Third Miss Symons » by Flora Macdonald Mayor

Synonyms for unadventurous

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