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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, courageous |
| Synonyms: | aweless, brave, daring, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, indomitable, intrepid, invincible, lionhearted, resolute, stouthearted, unafraid, unconquerable, undaunted, unfearing, unflinching, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, fearful, frightened, intimidated, scared, terrified |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, assuming, audacious, aweless, bantam, courageous, daring, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, forward, gallant, heroic, intrepid, resolute, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| 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: | 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
| Main Entry: | courageous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, bold |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, Trojan, adventuresome, adventurous, assured, audacious, cool, daredevil, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, fire-eating, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, high-spirited, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, martial, nervy, plucky, red-blooded, resolute, stalwart, stand tall, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, fearing, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | fearless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, unafraid |
| Synonyms: | assured, aweless, bodacious, bold, brassy, cheeky, chesty, cocky, confident, cool hand, courageous, crack*, daring, dashing, dauntless, doughty, flip*, fresh*, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, icy*, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, nervy, plucky, salty, sanguine, sassy*, smart, spunky, sure, temerarious, unabashed, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, wise |
| Antonyms: | afraid, apprehensive, fearful, timid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gallant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, splendid |
| Synonyms: | attentive, bold, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, daring, dashing, dauntless, dignified, doughty, fearless, fire-eating, game*, glorious, gracious, grand, gritty, hairy*, heroic, honorable, intrepid, lionhearted, lofty, magnanimous, noble, plucky, polite, quixotic, stately, stouthearted, suave, thoughtful, urbane, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, timid, ungentlemanly, unmannerly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, willing |
| Synonyms: | bold, courageous, dauntless, desirous, disposed, dogged, eager, fearless, gallant, hardy, heroic, inclined, interested, intrepid, nervy, persevering, persistent, plucky, prepared, ready, resolute, spirited, spunky, unafraid, unflinching, up for, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, cowardly, disinclined, fearful, unprepared, unready, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | heroic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, champion |
| Synonyms: | bigger than life, bold, classic, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, elevated, epic, exaggerated, fearless, fire-eating, gallant, grand, grandiose, gritty, gutsy, gutty, high-flown, impavid, inflated, intrepid, lion-hearted, mythological, noble, stand tall, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, timid |
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