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Venturesome vs Incautious - What's the difference?

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Venturesome is a related term of incautious.


As adjectives the difference between venturesome and incautious

is that venturesome is bold; willing to take risks; adventurous while incautious is careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.

venturesome

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
  • Potentially hazardous; risky.

    • Derived terms

    * *

    Synonyms

    * daring

    Antonyms

    * cautious * timid

    incautious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
  • * 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    • "You might have remained so still," replies Jones, "if you had not been unfortunate, I will venture to say incautious , in the placing your affections.
  • * 1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
    • "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.

    Derived terms

    * incautiously