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courageous
adjective as in brave, bold
Strongest matches
adventurous, audacious, daring, fearless, gallant, gutsy, heroic, resolute, strong, tenacious, tough, valiant
Weak matches
Trojan, adventuresome, assured, cool, daredevil, dauntless, doughty, fiery, fire-eating, game, gritty, hardy, high-spirited, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, nervy, plucky, red-blooded, spartan, stalwart, stand tall, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, venturesome, venturous
Example Sentences
Generous donors are a big part of the school’s success; its courageous values are the real reason it is flourishing.
McCallum ended the speech by paying tribute to the "quiet service" of "talented, selfless, often courageous MI5 people" and the work they do behind the scenes.
"His courageous stance... and his image as a man of faith from the Lutheran Church reinforced his legitimacy," said analyst and researcher Velomahanina Razakamaharavo.
And it’s not courageous to amplify voices who already dominate our legislative battles and opinion pages.
"Certainly civil servants advising will say 'well minister, this is very courageous'. And that I think is the main reason, the financial implications ministers would worry about, because we are short of money."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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