Synonyms for valor
ˈvæl ərval·or

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1. valor

   Bravery, courage, heroism, and intrepidity may be silent, spiritual, or passive; they may be exhibited by a martyr at the stake. Prowess and valor imply both daring and doing; we do not speak of the prowess of a martyr, a child, or a passive sufferer. Valor meets odds or perils with courageous action, doing its utmost to conquer at any risk or cost; prowess has power adapted to the need; dauntless valor is often vain against superior prowess. Courage is a nobler word than bravery, involving more of the deep, spiritual, and enduring elements of character; such an appreciation of peril as would extinguish bravery may only intensify courage, which is resistant and self-conquering; courage applies to matters in regard to which valor and prowess can have no place, as submission to a surgical operation, or the facing of censure or detraction for conscience' sake. Compare BRAVE; FORTITUDE.

   Synonyms:
   bravery, courage, gallantry, heroism, intrepidity, prowess

   Antonyms:
   cowardice, cowardliness, effeminacy, fear, pusillanimity, timidity

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1. heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancynoun

   the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

   "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

   Synonyms:
   heroism, valiance, gallantry, valorousness, chivalry, valiancy, politesse, valour

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1. valornoun

   Synonyms:
   bravery (especially in war), courage, prowess, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity

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1. valornoun

   Synonyms:
   bravery

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1. List of paraphrases for "valor":

   bravery, courage, value, gallantry

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1. Tim Hogan:

   She has deep respect for his family. While she was simply sharing a memory, she continues to believe that the best stories about Senator McCain are not about the views he had about President Trump: they are about McCains own valor and heroism.

2. Sir Thomas Browne:

   Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.

3. Jessica Vaughan:

   To give Irene Martin an award for valor is insulting to all the prior awardees – the agents and officers who truly displayed valor and risked their lives to save someone else.

4. Jessica Vaughan:

   Irene Martin’s nomination for this valor award is scandalous.

5. Commissioner Charles Ramsey:

   Robert redefined what valor means, in my mind.