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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, chin-up, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, herolike, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unabashed, unafraid, unblenching, undauntable, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, valiant, valorous, venturesome |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | adventurous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | daring, risk-taking |
| Synonyms: | adventuresome, audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dangerous, daredevil, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, headstrong, intrepid, rash, reckless, risky, temerarious, venturesome, venturous |
| Notes: | adventurous may be predicated of both a person and an undertaking and implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence; adventuresome is predicated only of a person |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, prudent, unadventurous |
| Main Entry: | audacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless, daring |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, aweless, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky*, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutty, intrepid, nervy, rash, resolute, risky, smart ass, unafraid, uncurbed, undaunted, ungoverned, valiant, venturesome |
| Antonyms: | cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confront |
| Synonyms: | brave, face, oppose, stand up to |
| Main Entry: | bright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vivid in color |
| Synonyms: | brave, brilliant, clear, colored, colorful, deep, flashy, fresh, gay, glitzy, hued, intense, psychedelic, razzle-dazzle, rich, ruddy, sharp, showy, tinged, tinted |
| Antonyms: | light, pale, pastel |
| Main Entry: | challenge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispute, question |
| Synonyms: | accost, arouse, ask for, assert, beard, brave, call for, call out, claim, confront, cross, dare, defy, demand, denounce, exact, face down, face off, face the music, fly in the face of, hang in, impeach, impose, impugn, inquire, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a point of, make a stand, object to, provoke, query, reclaim, require, search out, stand up to, stick it out, stimulate, summon, tax, test, throw down the gauntlet, try, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | agreement, answer, decision, victory |
| Main Entry: | chivalrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |
| Main Entry: | colorful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life, interesting |
| Synonyms: | brave, characterful, distinctive, flaky*, gay, glamorous, graphic, jazzy, lively, picturesque, rich, stimulating, unusual, vivid |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, lifeless, plain, uninteresting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
| Synonyms: | bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up, pushy, racked, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity, valiant |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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