Antonyms for ventures

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ven-cher

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn tʃər

Definition of ventures

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 :

He is very modest, though—just ventures to hope for success.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

For the next'—she shrugged her shoulders—'it must be one of Baron Rudiger's ventures.
Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Clark had not remained with the settlers as he had other ventures.
Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane

"There generally is at an auction," ventures Luttrell, mildly.
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

He studied to please her, and succeeded in that as in his other ventures.
Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland

The major writes in this very letter that no one ventures north of the Platte.
Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King

He ventures the attempt, which ends in little else than his own execution.
Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton

Some of our ventures, I regret to say, have been unsuccessful.
Extract from : « Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Both my ventures, in the "slow race" and the "scrub race," had collapsed.
Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

No one ventures there after dark, as it has a very evil reputation.
Extract from : « Werwolves » by Elliott O'Donnell

Synonyms for ventures

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