| Main Entry: | spunky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spirited |
Synonyms: |
active, alert, animated, bold, bouncy, brave, chirpy, courageous, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, full of life, full of spirit, game, gritty, gutsy, high-spirited, peppy, plucky, snappy, sprightly, tough, vigorous, zesty, zippy |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brazen, insolent |
Synonyms: |
assuming, audacious, barefaced, brash, brassy, cheeky, coming on strong, confident, forward, fresh, gritty, gutsy, immodest, impudent, insolent, nervy, pert, presumptuous, rude, sassy, saucy, shameless, smart, smart-alecky, spunky |
Antonyms: |
meek, quiet, reticent, retiring, shy, timid, timorous |
| 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: | brazen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brash, unashamed |
Synonyms: |
audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, brassy, cheeky, cocky, contumelious, defiant, flashy, flip, forward, gritty, gutsy, hotshot, immodest, impertinent, impudent, indecent, insolent, loud, meretricious, nervy, overbold, pert, saucy, shameless, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spunky, tawdry, unabashed, unblushing |
Antonyms: |
humble, meek, shamed, shamefaced, shy, timid |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, willing |
Synonyms: |
bold, courageous, dauntless, desirous, disposed, dogged, eager, fearless, gallant, hardy, heroic, inclined, interested, intrepid, nervy, persevering, persistent, plucky, prepared, ready, resolute, spirited, spunky, unafraid, unflinching, up for, valiant, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cautious, cowardly, disinclined, fearful, unprepared, unready, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | gutsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, brave |
Synonyms: |
courageous, determined, gallant, game*, indomitable, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, resolute, spirited, spunky*, staunch, unfearful, valiant |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, fearful, timid |
| Main Entry: | intrepid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, nervy |
Synonyms: |
audacious, bodacious, bold, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, impavid, lionhearted, nerveless, plucky, resolute, spunky*, stalwart, unafraid, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, meek, timid |