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| Main Entry: | daring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adventurous |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, brassy*, brave, cheeky, cocky, courageous, crusty, fearless, foolhardy, forward, game, gritty, gutsy*, impudent, impulsive, intrepid, nervy, obtrusive, out on a limb*, plucky, rash, reckless, salty*, smart, spunky*, temerarious, valiant, venturesome, adventuresome, fire eating, go for broke, gutty, hot shot, smart-alecky |
| Antonyms: | afraid, bashful, chicken, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, unwilling, unadventurous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, defy someone |
| Synonyms: | beard, brave, bully, call one's bluff, confront, cope, denounce, disregard, face, face off, front, goad, insult, knock chip off shoulder, laugh at, make my day, meet, mock, muster courage, oppose, outdare, provoke, resist, run the gauntlet, scorn, spurn, square off, step over the line, take one on, taunt, threaten, throw down gauntlet |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | daring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
| Synonyms: | adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, braveness, cheek, courageousness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daringness, fearlessness, grit, guts, impudence, nerve, pluck, salt, spunk, valiance, venturesomeness, brassiness, cockiness |
| 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: | bravery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
| Synonyms: | courage, daring, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, heroism, mettle, pluck, spirit, spunk, valor, dauntlessness, fearlessness, hardiness, indomitability, intrepidity, pluckiness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, diffidence, humility, timidity |
| Main Entry: | courage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, braveness |
| Synonyms: | élan, audacity, backbone, bravery, daring, dash, determination, endurance, enterprise, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardihood, heroism, mettle, nerve, pluck, power, prowess, rashness, recklessness, resolution, spirit, spunk, temerity, tenacity, valor, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, bravura, dauntlessness, fearlessness, gameness, intrepidity, lion-heartedness, pugnacity, stoutheartedness, venturesomeness |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, fear, meekness, timidity, weakness, faint-heartedness |
| 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: | dashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, flamboyant |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty, stylish, swish, vivacious, swank, swashbuckling |
| Antonyms: | boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | dauntless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, courageous |
| Synonyms: | brave, daring, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, indomitable, intrepid, invincible, lionhearted, resolute, stouthearted, unafraid, unconquerable, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, aweless, unfearing |
| Antonyms: | afraid, discouraged, fearful, frightened, intimidated, scared, terrified, daunted, disheartened |
| Main Entry: | defiant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disobedient, disregardful |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, audacious, bold, contumacious, daring, gutsy*, insolent, insubordinate, mutinous, obstinate, provocative, rebellious, recalcitrant, reckless, refractory, resistant, sassy*, truculent, challenging, insubmissive, resistive |
| Antonyms: | obedient, respectful, submissive, acquiescent, submitting, subordinating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enterprising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resourceful, energetic |
| Synonyms: | active, adventurous, aggressive, alert, ambitious, aspiring, audacious, bold, busy, craving, daring, dashing, diligent, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go-ahead*, hardworking, hungry, hustling, industrious, intrepid, keen, lively, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, up-and-coming*, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy*, advancing, coming on strong, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, itching, lusting, self-starting, take-over |
| Antonyms: | inactive, passive, unimaginative, unadventurous, unambitious, unenthused, unresourceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fearless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, unafraid |
| Synonyms: | assured, bold, brassy, cheeky, cocky, confident, 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, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, wise, aweless, bodacious, chesty, cool hand, unabashed |
| Antonyms: | afraid, apprehensive, fearful, timid |
* = 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: | gallant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, splendid |
| Synonyms: | attentive, bold, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, daring, dashing, dauntless, dignified, doughty, fearless, game*, glorious, gracious, grand, gritty*, hairy*, heroic, honorable, intrepid, lionhearted*, lofty, magnanimous, noble, plucky*, polite, quixotic, stately, stouthearted, suave, thoughtful, urbane, valiant, valorous, fire-eating |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, timid, ungentlemanly, unmannerly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gallantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bravery, civility |
| Synonyms: | address, audacity, boldness, courage, courtesy, daring, deference, derring-do*, duty, elegance, honor, mettle, nerve, nobility, pluck*, poise, politeness, prowess, resolution, reverence, savoir-faire, spirit, tact, valor, attentiveness, courageousness, courteousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, graciousness, intrepidity, urbanity, valiance |
| Antonyms: | fear, cowardliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guts |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, boldness |
| Synonyms: | audacity, backbone*, courage, daring, effrontery, fortitude, grit*, hardihood, heart*, intestinal fortitude*, mettle, moxie*, pluck, resolution, spine*, spirit, spunk*, willpower, dauntlessness, forcefulness, sand* |
| Antonyms: | cowardice, fear, timidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | harum-scarum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless |
| Synonyms: | carefree, careless, daring, disorderly, erratic, flighty, foolhardy, giddy, haphazard, hasty, imprudent, irresponsible, negligent, rash, regardless, thoughtless, wild, light-minded, romping, scatty |
| 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: | heroic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, champion |
| Synonyms: | bold, classic, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, elevated, epic, exaggerated, fearless, gallant, grand, grandiose, gritty, gutsy*, high-flown, inflated, intrepid, noble, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, bigger than life, fire-eating, gutty, impavid, lion-hearted, mythological, stand tall |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, timid |
* = 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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