[…] she really hadn’t wanted me to think of her as given over wholly to sexual excess and adventurism […]
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Adventurism
Synonyms for "adventurism"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Sentence evidence is available for adventurism, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "adventurism".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "adventurism"
Keep "adventurism" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "adventurism" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "adventurism", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "adventurism" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
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More general
3 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 14 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 冒險主義 /冒险主义 noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Finnish
1 entries- seikkailupolitiikka noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
French
1 entries- aventurisme noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Georgian
1 entries- ავანტიურიზმი noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
German
2 entries- Abenteuertum noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
- Abenteurertum noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Japanese
1 entries- 冒険主義 noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Korean
1 entries- 모험주의 noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Portuguese
1 entries- aventurismo noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Romanian
1 entries- aventurism noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Russian
1 entries- авантюри́зм noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Spanish
2 entries- aventurerismo noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
- aventurismo noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Turkish
1 entries- maceracılık noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Ukrainian
1 entries- авантюри́зм noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chủ nghĩa mạo hiểm noun (policy led by excessive risk taking)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
In pornographic literature, films, and gadgetry throughout the world […] the SS has become a referent of sexual adventurism.
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1993, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedom, Nairobi: EAEP, Part I, Chapter 2, p. 22, Even where they were aware of the devastating effects of imperialism on the subject peoples, as in Conrad’s description of the dying victims of colonial adventurism in Heart of Darkness, they could not free themselves from the Eurocentric basis of their vision.
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The rejection of foreign adventurism derived partly from an awareness of the dynastic vulnerability of the Bourbon line, partly from the country's economic as well as its military fragility – and partly too from the increasingly evident limitations of France's traditional international allies.
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Common questions
How should I check whether a synonym fits "adventurism"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.