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| Main Entry: | chivalrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, noble-minded |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |
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| Main Entry: | benevolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, kind |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, beneficent, benign, big, big-hearted, bountiful, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, generous, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, tenderhearted, warmhearted, all heart, bounteous, caring, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, chin-up, herolike, unabashed, unblenching, undauntable, undismayed, unfearful |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | considerate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectful of others |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, amiable, attentive, benevolent, big, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, compassionate, complaisant, concerned, cool, discreet, forbearing, generous, kind, kindly, magnanimous, mellow, mindful, obliging, patient, polite, solicitous, sympathetic, tactful, tender, thoughtful, unselfish, warmhearted, like a sport |
| Antonyms: | disrespectful, impatient, inattentive, inconsiderate, mean, scornful, selfish, thoughtless, unfeeling, unmindful |
| Main Entry: | courtly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refined manner |
| Synonyms: | affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane, adulatory, high-bred, preux |
| Antonyms: | impolite, indecorous, inelegant, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined, low-bred |
| Main Entry: | cultured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-bred, experienced |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, advanced, aesthetic, appreciative, au courant, chivalrous, civilized, courteous, educated, elegant, enlightened, erudite, gallant, genteel, high-class, highbrow*, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, liberal, literary, literate, mannerly, polished, polite, refined, savant, scholarly, sensitive, sophisticated, tasteful, tolerant, traveled, understanding, up-to-date, urbane, versed, well-informed, blue-stocking, cultivated, distingue |
| Notes: | cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind, tastes, speech, or behavior |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, inexperienced, stupid, unsophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | genteel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated, cultured |
| Synonyms: | affected, aristocratic, artificial, chivalrous, civil, confined, courteous, courtly, elegant, fashionable, formal, graceful, hollow, intolerant, mannerly, noble, ostentatious, polished, polite, pompous, precious, pretentious, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, refined, respectable, straitlaced, stuffy*, stylish, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, cultivated, distingué, la-di-da |
| Antonyms: | boorish, callous, rough, rude, rugged, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gracious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, affable, amiable, amicable, approachable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big-hearted, bland, charitable, chivalrous, civil, compassionate, complaisant, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous, courtly, easy, forthcoming, friendly, gallant, genial, good-natured, hospitable, indulgent, lenient, loving, merciful, mild, obliging, pleasing, polite, sociable, stately, suave, tender, unctuous, urbane, well-mannered, benignant, bonhomous, good-hearted |
| Antonyms: | discourteous, hateful, mean, nasty, rude, sarcastic, severe, ungracious, unkind, vulgar, ungiving |
| Main Entry: | high-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principled |
| Synonyms: | chivalrous, conscientious, ethical, honest, moral, noble, righteous, upright, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | honorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reputable |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, celebrated, chivalrous, conscientious, dependable, distinguished, eminent, ethical, faithful, forthright, honest, honored, illustrious, just, noble, notable, reliable, respectable, righteous, sincere, sterling, straightforward, trustworthy, truthful, unstained, upright, virtuous, esteemed, high-principled, knightly, law-abiding, of good repute, on the up-and-up, principled |
| Main Entry: | quixotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | idealistic |
| Synonyms: | chimerical, chivalrous, dreaming, dreamy, foolish, impetuous, impractical, impulsive, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary |
| Main Entry: | romantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sentimental, idealistic |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, amorous, charming, chimerical, chivalrous, colorful, corny*, daring, dreamy, enchanting, erotic, exciting, exotic, extravagant, fanciful, fantastic, fascinating, fond, glamorous, idyllic, impractical, loving, maudlin, mushy*, mysterious, nostalgic, passionate, picturesque, poetic, quixotic, sloppy*, starry-eyed, tender, unrealistic, utopian, visionary, whimsical, wild, bathetic, fairy-tale, lovey-dovey, soppy, syrupy, tear-jerking |
| Antonyms: | pragmatic, realistic, unromantic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unselfish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, generous, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, noble, self-sacrificing, denying, open-handed, self-effacing, self-forgetting, selfless |
| Antonyms: | greedy, selfish, uncharitable |
| Main Entry: | valiant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, assertive, audacious, bold, chivalrous, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, game, grand, great, gritty*, gutsy*, heroic, high-spirited, indomitable, intrepid, magnanimous, nervy*, noble, plucky*, powerful, redoubtable, self-reliant, spunky*, stalwart, steadfast, stout, stouthearted, strong-willed, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, venturesome, vigorous, worthy, fire-eating, gutty, lion-hearted, puissant, undismayed, venturous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courageous |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, adventurous, bold, brave, chivalrous, daredevil, daring, dauntless, fearless, gallant, game, gritty*, gutsy*, heroic, lionhearted, nervy, plucky*, stalwart, stouthearted, strong, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, adventuresome, venturous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | well-mannered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | polite and courteous |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, affable, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, civil, considerate, cordial, courteous, friendly, genteel, gentlemanly, gracious, hospitable, kind, ladylike, mannerly, polished, polite, refined, respectful, well-behaved, well-bred, cultivated, good-mannered |
| Antonyms: | discourteous, disrespectful, impolite, rude, unmannerly, unrefined |
| Main Entry: | thoughtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | caring, mindful |
| Synonyms: | anxious, astute, attentive, aware, benign, canny, careful, cautious, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, civil, concerned, considerate, cooperative, courteous, deliberate, diplomatic, discreet, friendly, gallant, gracious, heedful, helpful, indulgent, kind, kindly, neighborly, obliging, observant, observing, polite, prudent, regardful, responsive, sensitive, social, solicitous, tactful, unselfish, wary, well-bred, observative, well thought-out |
| Antonyms: | careless, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, uncaring, unmindful, unthoughtful |
| Main Entry: | lofty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grand, stately |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big, chivalrous, commanding, considerate, dignified, distinguished, elevated, exalted, generous, great, illustrious, imposing, magnanimous, majestic, noble, renowned, striking, sublime, superb, superior, utopian, visionary, arresting |
| Antonyms: | below, beneath, humble, low, modest, unobtrusive |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, benevolent, bighearted, chivalrous, considerate, free, gracious, heroic, liberal, lofty, magnanimous, noble, princely, unselfish, greathearted |
| Antonyms: | selfish, ungenerous, ungiving |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | bravery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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self, adventurous, audacious, audaculous, aweless, bodacious, bold, brave, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, determined, dogged, doughty, dreadless, enterprising, fearless, fierce, firm, gallant, hardy, heroic, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, lionlike, manful, manly, mettlesome, penthesilean, plucky, pugnacious, reassured, resolute, savage, spirited, spiritful, stout, unabashed, unalarmed, unappalled, unapprehensive, unawed, unblenched, unblenching, undaunted, undismayed, undreaded, unfeared, unshrinking, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous
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