Thesaurus:brave

Thesaurus

brave

English

Adjective

Sense: of a person, strong in the face of fear; courageous

Synonyms

• adventurous
• aweless
• bad    [⇒ thesaurus] (informal)
• bold
• brass-balled (slang)
• chivalrous
• courageous
• daredevil
• daring
• dauntless
• doughty
• fearless
• fortitudinous
• gallant
• gutsy
• heroic
• intrepid
• orped (dialectal or archaic)
• plucky
• stalwart
• stalworth
• stouthearted
• unafraid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• undaunted
• valiant
• valorous
• venturesome

Antonyms

• afraid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cowardly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cautious    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fearful
• frightened
• meek
• shy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• timid

Various

• badass

See also

• coward    [⇒ thesaurus]
• courage    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hero    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

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