Synonyms for courageous
kəˈreɪ dʒəscoura·geous

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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

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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

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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, gay, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, braw, audacious

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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

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1. courageousadjective

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

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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. The Cleveland Cavaliers:

   He's a courageous kid that plays right, he played big tonight, and we needed him to.

2. President Trump:

   Jacky Eubanks has taken it upon herself to go out and document voter fraud, this courageous young woman went door-to-door in Macomb County and Detroit asking voters if they really voted, and she is finding further proof of the rampant Election Fraud in 2020.

3. David Dee:

   The Iranian government needs to end its systemic persecution of women and allow peaceful protest. The United States will continue to voice our support for human rights in Iran and hold those who violate them to account, mahsa Amini was a courageous woman whose death in Morality Police custody was yet another act of brutality by the Iranian regime’s security forces against its own people.

4. Edmund Burke:

   There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.

5. Wolf Blitzer:

   All the other news organizations pulled out because they were afraid the war was going to start. And these courageous CNN journalists -- they stayed there.