venture vs peril

peril vs venture

venture and peril both are nouns.

venture and peril both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
venture	Yes	No	Yes	No
peril	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, peril is a hyponym of venture; that is, peril is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than venture:

venture: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
peril: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Other hyponyms of venture include joint venture, experiment, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement, sally, sallying forth, danger, risk.

venture (noun)	peril (noun)
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome	a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits	a state of danger involving risk

venture (verb)	peril (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
put at risk	pose a threat to; present a danger to
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

Difference between venture and peril

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