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Synonyms for COURAGEOUS
kəˈreɪ dʒəscoura·geous

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Wiktionary3.8 / 4 votes

  1. courageousadjective

    Synonyms:
    heroic, hardy, valorous, brave, bold

  2. courageousadjective

    Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

    the most courageous man I have ever met

    Synonyms:
    hardy, valorous, brave, bold, heroic

  3. courageousadjective

    Of an action, that requires courage.

    a courageous deed

    Synonyms:
    brave, hardy, bold, heroic, valorous

English Synonyms and Antonyms1.5 / 2 votes

  1. 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, venturesome

    Antonyms:
    afraid, cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous

Princeton's WordNet3.1 / 9 votes

  1. 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 Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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 Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. courageousadjective

    Synonyms:
    intrepid, brave, heroic, gallant, hardy, bold, fearless, valiant, valorous, dauntless, chivalrous, plucky, daring, lion-hearted

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "courageous":

    brave, bold, valiant, daring, audacious, fearless, courage, heroic, gutsy

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How to use COURAGEOUS in a sentence?

  1. David Leonhardt:

    Some audiences have been vaccine-hesitant, i find when the true/full story of how the vaccines were developed is told, and I explain that they resulted from years of courageous/revolutionary work and that nothing was rushed, many are reassured and more willing to roll up their sleeves.

  2. Christina Aguilera:

    Any way I can support such a strong amazing — not only woman but — human being, who is so courageous, who just has been through so much and gets stronger and overcomes and thrives and is so knowledgeable and smart and comes from such a hardworking background like the rest of us, it was something I had to do. To be so inspired by her. I was honored to have her in my home and to have so many people show up and support her, and I loved it.

  3. Mohammed Amine:

    The guy was so courageous.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to place for nomination this evening the name of one of the great leaders of our time and a man who has waged the most courageous and exciting political campaigns in the modern history of this nation. I place for nomination, with a great deal of personal pride, the name of Jesse Jackson.

  5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

    The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world.


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