What is another word for COURAGEOUS?
Synonyms for COURAGEOUS
kəˈreɪ dʒəscoura·geous
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Wiktionary
courageousadjective
courageousadjective
Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
the most courageous man I have ever met
courageousadjective
Of an action, that requires courage.
a courageous deed
English Synonyms and Antonyms
courageous
The adventurous man goes in quest of danger; the bold man stands out and faces danger or censure; the brave man combines confidence with resolution in presence of danger; the chivalrous man puts himself in peril for others' protection. The daring step out to defy danger; the dauntless will not flinch before anything that may come to them; the doughty will give and take limitless hard knocks. The adventurous find something romantic in dangerous enterprises; the venturesome may be simply heedless, reckless, or ignorant. All great explorers have been adventurous; children, fools, and criminals are venturesome. The fearless and intrepid possess unshaken nerves in any place of danger. Courageous is more than brave, adding a moral element: the courageous man steadily encounters perils to which he may be keenly sensitive, at the call of duty; the gallant are brave in a dashing, showy, and splendid way; the valiant not only dare great dangers, but achieve great results; the heroic are nobly daring and dauntless, truly chivalrous, sublimely courageous. Compare FORTITUDE.
Synonyms:
adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesomeAntonyms:
afraid, cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous
Princeton's WordNet
brave, courageousadjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
Synonyms:
hardy, brave, dauntless, courageous, gay, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, braw, audacious
Dictionary of English Synonymes
courageousadjective
Synonyms:
fearless (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVE, gallant, daring, valorous, chivalrous, valiant, bold, heroic, intrepid, dauntless, resolute, hardy, stout, lion-hearted, with a bold front, UP TO THE SCRATCH
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#456 | gay | |
#3945 | bold | |
#8595 | courage | |
#9772 | brave | |
#10393 | hardy | |
#14907 | doughty | |
#18232 | heroic | |
#18719 | daring | |
#20518 | valiant | |
#21619 | adventurous | |
#23008 | courageous | |
#23219 | fearless | |
#25618 | intrepid | |
#29079 | gallant | |
#51684 | audacious | |
#64641 | gutsy | |
#67180 | undaunted | |
#95093 | dauntless | |
#104601 | chivalrous | |
#161595 | chivalric | |
#172058 | valorous | |
#220212 | braw | |
#242317 | venturesome |
How to use COURAGEOUS in a sentence?
He's a courageous kid that plays right, he played big tonight, and we needed him to.
I was courageous enough to stand up and say I felt unsafe, and as [ with ] most athletes in that environment, they're usually not believed, not trusted and shoved aside.
Throughout my life, I've always wondered about how courageous a human being I was, i just look at it as it's a part of life. Does that mean I'm courageous because I'm dealing with it ? No. I could be scared to death and I'd still have to deal with it.
We were convinced before Casey that Justice Kennedy would vote to overturn Roe, it is absolutely the case that he changed his mind back then and it was clearly, very courageous.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Translations for COURAGEOUS
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- شجاعArabic
- смел, храбърBulgarian
- valent, coratjósCatalan, Valencian
- odvážnýCzech
- modigDanish
- mutigGerman
- θαρραλέοςGreek
- valiente, corajudo, valerosoSpanish
- شجاعPersian
- rohkeaFinnish
- courageuxFrench
- misniúil, móruchtúilIrish
- tapaidh, misneachailScottish Gaelic
- bátorHungarian
- քաջArmenian
- beraniIndonesian
- kurajozaIdo
- coraggiosoItalian
- 勇気のあるJapanese
- 용기 있는Korean
- animosus, fortis, magnanimusLatin
- couragéiertLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- drosmīgs, drošsLatvian
- modigNorwegian
- odważnyPolish
- corajosoPortuguese
- brav, curajosRomanian
- отва́жный, бра́вый, хра́брый, сме́лый, бесстра́шный, отваRussian
- modigSwedish
- matapangTagalog
- відваUkrainian
- בראַוועYiddish
- 勇敢Chinese
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