Antonyms for valor
ˈvæl ərval·or

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. valor

   Bravery, courage, heroism, and intrepidity may be silent, spiritual, or passive; they may be exhibited by a martyr at the stake. Prowess and valor imply both daring and doing; we do not speak of the prowess of a martyr, a child, or a passive sufferer. Valor meets odds or perils with courageous action, doing its utmost to conquer at any risk or cost; prowess has power adapted to the need; dauntless valor is often vain against superior prowess. Courage is a nobler word than bravery, involving more of the deep, spiritual, and enduring elements of character; such an appreciation of peril as would extinguish bravery may only intensify courage, which is resistant and self-conquering; courage applies to matters in regard to which valor and prowess can have no place, as submission to a surgical operation, or the facing of censure or detraction for conscience' sake. Compare BRAVE; FORTITUDE.

   Antonyms:
   cowardice, cowardliness, effeminacy, fear, pusillanimity, timidity

   Synonyms:
   bravery, courage, gallantry, heroism, intrepidity, prowess

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancynoun

   the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

   "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

   Synonyms:
   heroism, valiance, gallantry, valorousness, chivalry, valiancy, politesse, valour

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. valornoun

   Synonyms:
   bravery

How to use valor in a sentence?

1. Publilius Syrus:

   Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

2. Anthony Anderson:

   People often say that stolen valor is a victimless crime and to some degree it may be.

3. President Obama:

   It is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion.

4. Richard Brinsley Sheridan:

   My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!

5. Peter Renn:

   For more than 30 months, transgender troops have been serving our country openly with valor and distinction, but now the rug has been ripped out from under them, once again.

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