Antonyms for valiant
ˈvæl yəntvaliant

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. valiant

   The adventurous man goes in quest of danger; the bold man stands out and faces danger or censure; the brave man combines confidence with resolution in presence of danger; the chivalrous man puts himself in peril for others' protection. The daring step out to defy danger; the dauntless will not flinch before anything that may come to them; the doughty will give and take limitless hard knocks. The adventurous find something romantic in dangerous enterprises; the venturesome may be simply heedless, reckless, or ignorant. All great explorers have been adventurous; children, fools, and criminals are venturesome. The fearless and intrepid possess unshaken nerves in any place of danger. Courageous is more than brave, adding a moral element: the courageous man steadily encounters perils to which he may be keenly sensitive, at the call of duty; the gallant are brave in a dashing, showy, and splendid way; the valiant not only dare great dangers, but achieve great results; the heroic are nobly daring and dauntless, truly chivalrous, sublimely courageous. Compare FORTITUDE.

   Antonyms:
   afraid, cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous

   Synonyms:
   adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, venturesome

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1. valiant

   Antonyms:
   timid, puny, cowardly, craven

   Synonyms:
   intrepid, heroic, courageous, brave, redoubtable, stout-hearted, valorous, gallant

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:3.7 / 3 votes

1. valiant, valorousadjective

   having or showing valor

   "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

   Antonyms:
   fearful, cowardly

   Synonyms:
   valorous

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1. valiantadjective

   Synonyms:
   brave

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. VALIANT

   Synonyms:
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How to use valiant in a sentence?

1. J. R. R. Tolkien, Spoken by Aragorn:

   The deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.

2. Russ Boyce:

   He was a beloved member of our community and our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, we are extremely grateful to our Australian partners for their valiant efforts to save this young Marines life.

3. Homer:

   If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.

4. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar:

   Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   The name of valiant person will always be an umbrella of a dead loss.

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