Thesaurus:courage

Thesaurus

courage

English

Noun

Sense: the quality of being courageous

Synonyms

• audacity
• balls (vulgar)
• bield
• boldhead
• boldness
• bravehood
• braveness
• bravery
• courage
• courageousness
• daring
• fearlessness
• grit
• guts
• heart
• intrepidity
• intrepidness
• mood (obsolete, British dialect)
• nerve    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ovaries (for women, humorous)
• pecker
• pluck (informal)
• spunk
• steel
• undauntedness
• valour

Antonyms

• cowardice    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• bravado
• chutzpah
• cojones
• heroism
• impudence    [⇒ thesaurus]
• piss and vinegar

See also

• Thesaurus:brave
• Thesaurus:hero

Further reading

• “861. courage” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “courage” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.