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| Main Entry: | daredevil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thrill-seeker |
| Synonyms: | adventurer, madcap, hotdog, risk-taker, show-off, stuntman, stuntperson, stuntwoman |
| Main Entry: | adventurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes risks |
| Synonyms: | charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, swashbuckler, traveler, wanderer, fortune-hunter, stunt person, venturer, voyager |
| Main Entry: | adventurous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | daring, risk-taking |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dangerous, daredevil, enterprising, foolhardy, hazardous, headstrong, intrepid, rash, reckless, risky, temerarious, venturesome, adventuresome, 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: | courageous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, bold |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, adventurous, assured, audacious, cool, daredevil, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, gallant, game, gritty*, gutsy*, hardy, heroic, high-spirited, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, martial, nervy, plucky*, resolute, stalwart, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, Trojan, adventuresome, fire-eating, impavid, red-blooded*, stand tall, venturous |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak, faint-hearted, fearing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foolhardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impetuous, rash |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, audacious, bold, breakneck*, daredevil, daring, devil-may-care*, harebrained*, headstrong, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, madcap, precipitate, reckless, temerarious, venturesome, adventuresome, off deep end, out on limb, venturous, wide open |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, discreet, thoughtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | headlong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous, reckless |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, brash, breakneck, daredevil, daring, foolhardy, hasty, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, rash, rough, rushing, sudden, tempestuous, thoughtless, precipitant |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, wary, thoughtfully |
| Main Entry: | hero/heroine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brave person; champion |
| Synonyms: | ace, adventurer, celebrity, combatant, conqueror, daredevil, diva, exemplar, gallant, god, heavy, ideal, idol, lead, lion, martyr, model, paladin, prima donna*, principal, protagonist, saint, star, tin god*, victor, worthy, demigod, goddess, great person, leading person, person of the hour, popular figure, superstar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible in thought, deed |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, any which way, audacious, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, daredevil, daring, desperate, devil-may-care*, fast and loose, feckless, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, heedless, helter-skelter, hopeless, hotheaded*, ill-advised, imprudent, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, madcap, mindless, negligent, precipitate, rash, regardless, temerarious, thoughtless, venturesome, wild, adventuresome, kooky, overventuresome, playing with fire, uncareful, venturous |
| Antonyms: | careful, cautious, responsible, wary |
* = 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: | venturesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, aggressive, audacious, bold, brave, daredevil, daring, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutsy, intrepid, plucky, pushy, rash, reckless, resourceful, risky, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, sturdy, temerarious, overbold, venturous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly |
| Main Entry: | audacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless, daring |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky*, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, intrepid, nervy, rash, resolute, risky, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, venturesome, aweless, gutty, smart ass, uncurbed, ungoverned |
| Antonyms: | cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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