| Main Entry: | courageous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, bold |
Synonyms: |
Spartan, Trojan, adventuresome, adventurous, assured, audacious, cool, daredevil, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, fire-eating, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, high-spirited, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, martial, nervy, plucky, red-blooded, resolute, stalwart, stand tall, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, fearing, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | adventurous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | daring, risk-taking |
Synonyms: |
adventuresome, audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dangerous, daredevil, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, headstrong, intrepid, rash, reckless, risky, temerarious, venturesome, venturous |
| Notes: | adventurous may be predicated of both a person and an undertaking and implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence; adventuresome is predicated only of a person |
Antonyms: |
careful, cautious, prudent, unadventurous |
| Main Entry: | audacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless, daring |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, aweless, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky*, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutty, intrepid, nervy, rash, resolute, risky, smart ass, unafraid, uncurbed, undaunted, ungoverned, valiant, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, assuming, audacious, aweless, bantam, courageous, daring, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, forward, gallant, heroic, intrepid, resolute, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, audacious, chin-up, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, herolike, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unabashed, unafraid, unblenching, undauntable, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, valiant, valorous, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | chivalrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
Synonyms: |
benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |
| Main Entry: | confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
Synonyms: |
bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up, pushy, racked, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity, valiant |
Antonyms: |
uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | daring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adventurous |
Synonyms: |
adventuresome, audacious, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky, cocky, courageous, crusty, fearless, fire eating, foolhardy, forward, game, go for broke, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hot shot, impudent, impulsive, intrepid, nervy, obtrusive, out on a limb, plucky, rash, reckless, salty, smart, smart-alecky, spunky*, temerarious, valiant, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
afraid, bashful, chicken, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, unadventurous, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | fearless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, unafraid |
Synonyms: |
assured, aweless, bodacious, bold, brassy, cheeky, chesty, cocky, confident, cool hand, courageous, crack*, daring, dashing, dauntless, doughty, flip*, fresh*, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, icy*, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, nervy, plucky, salty, sanguine, sassy*, smart, spunky, sure, temerarious, unabashed, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, wise |
Antonyms: |
afraid, apprehensive, fearful, timid |
| Main Entry: | feisty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spirited; touchy |
Synonyms: |
active, alive, bubbly, courageous, difficult, enthusiastic, excitable, fiery, frisky, full of pep, game, gritty, gutsy, gutty, high-strung, hot-blooded, lively, mettlesome, ornery, peppy, quarrelsome, scrappy, sensitive, spunky, thin-skinned, tough, truculent, zestful |