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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, 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?
Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.
She was very courageous and perhaps, but this we will have to verify, she helped avoid more victims in the school.
Ohio's pro-life Legislature has taken a courageous stance, no longer will the barbaric abortion procedure of ripping a child limb from limb be tolerated in Ohio. This practice is horrific and with [ this ] vote Ohioans through their elected representatives have saved countless unborn babies from this torture.
For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.
Have courage enough to accept what you can not change, but yet courageous enough to stand up and fight for what you can.
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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