“"a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth”
“set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory”
- Synonyms:
- brave
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adventuresome, adventurous
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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fearless, unafraid
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
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bold
fearless and daring
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desperate, heroic
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
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gallant
unflinching in battle or action
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game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
willing to face danger
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lionhearted
extraordinarily courageous
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stalwart, stouthearted
used especially of persons
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undaunted
resolutely courageous
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valiant, valorous
having or showing valor
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resolute
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
- Antonyms:
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cowardly, fearful
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
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afraid
filled with fear or apprehension
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timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
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caitiff
despicably mean and cowardly
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chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
easily frightened
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craven, recreant
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
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dastard, dastardly
despicably cowardly
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faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
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funky
in a state of cowardly fright
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poltroon
characterized by complete cowardliness
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poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanly
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
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ignoble
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
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