courageous (Meaning)
courageous (a)
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Synonyms & Antonyms of courageous
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- chicken
- spiritless
- nerveless
- craven
- prudent
- anxious
- anxious
- prudent
- shy
- nerveless
- scary
- timorous
- fearful
- apprehensive
- careful
- afraid
- spiritless
- chicken
- ungallant
- fearful
- diffident
- cowardly
- afraid
- fainthearted
- mousy
- yellow
- nervous
- spineless
- yellow
- cautious
- coward
- cautious
- fainthearted
- dastardly
- cowardly
- shy
- mousy
- craven
- unheroic
- coward
- timid
- diffident
- nervous
- careful
- unheroic
- pusillanimous
- apprehensive
- dastardly
- spineless
- pusillanimous
- ungallant
- timid
- timorous
- gutless
- gutless
- scary
Synonyms:
- valorous
- reckless
- undaunted
- intrepid
- foolish
- manful
- dauntless
- stout
- stouthearted
- impulsive
- resolute
- daring
- gutsy
- adventurous
- stalwart
Antonyms:
- weakhearted
- weak
- perturbed
- worried
- scared
- skittish
- poltroon
- poor-spirited
- milk-livered
- terrified
- chicken-livered
- shocked
- disturbed
- spooked
- horrified
- unadventurous
- terrified
- shocked
- horrified
- unadventurous
- skittish
- heedful
- poltroon
- weakhearted
- heedful
- mousey
- panicked
- frightened
- milk-livered
- panicked
- mousey
- upset
- startled
- perturbed
- uncourageous
- disturbed
- poor-spirited
- chickenhearted
- chickenhearted
- spooked
- uncourageous
- concerned
- lily-livered
- chicken-livered
- scared
- weak
- concerned
- worried
- unnerved
- agitated
- unnerved
- startled
- agitated
- lily-livered
- frightened
- upset
Synonyms:
- mad
- insane
- greathearted
- spunky
- nutty
- daredevil
- brash
- reassured
- emboldened
- rash
- hotheaded
- Spartan
- venturous
- lionhearted
- spirited
- venturesome
- gritty
- imprudent
- mettlesome
- dashing
- thoughtless
- heedless
- gamey
- incautious
- overconfident
- encouraged
- crazy
- audacious
- foolhardy
- determined
- undauntable
- firm
- unswerving
- adventuresome
- impetuous
- madcap
- plucky
- unflinching
- unafraid
- gamy
- brazen
- lunatic
- gutty
- hardy
- hasty
- comforted
- doughty
- undismayed
- game
- undeterred
- wild
Antonyms:
courageous Sentence Examples
- The courageous firefighter charged into the burning building without hesitation to save those trapped inside.
- Despite facing overwhelming odds, the soldiers remained courageous in battle, fighting for their homeland.
- It was courageous of her to speak up for what was right, even when it meant standing alone.
- The young boy's act of rescuing the drowning puppy was nothing short of courageous.
- She displayed a courageous spirit, refusing to be intimidated by the challenges ahead.
- His decision to leave behind a lucrative career to pursue his passion for helping others was truly courageous.
- Even in the face of danger, the explorer remained courageous, pushing forward into uncharted territory.
- The community rallied around the courageous survivor, offering support and encouragement during her recovery.
- It takes a courageous individual to admit their faults and take responsibility for their actions.
- Their courageous defiance of tyranny inspired a movement for change across the nation.
FAQs About the word courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
heroical, valiant, heroic,brave, gallant, fearless, bold, valorous, reckless, undaunted
chicken, spiritless, nerveless, craven, prudent, anxious, anxious, prudent, shy, nerveless
The courageous firefighter charged into the burning building without hesitation to save those trapped inside.
Despite facing overwhelming odds, the soldiers remained courageous in battle, fighting for their homeland.
It was courageous of her to speak up for what was right, even when it meant standing alone.
The young boy's act of rescuing the drowning puppy was nothing short of courageous.