Synonyms for COURAGEOUS
kəˈreɪ dʒəscoura·geous

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1. courageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   heroic, hardy, valorous, brave, bold

2. courageousadjective

   Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

   the most courageous man I have ever met

   Synonyms:
   hardy, valorous, brave, bold, heroic

3. courageousadjective

   Of an action, that requires courage.

   a courageous deed

   Synonyms:
   brave, hardy, bold, heroic, valorous

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1. courageous

   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.

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

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

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1. brave, courageousadjective

   possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

   "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

   Synonyms:
   hardy, brave, dauntless, courageous, gay, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, braw, audacious

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1. courageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   fearless (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVE, gallant, daring, valorous, chivalrous, valiant, bold, heroic, intrepid, dauntless, resolute, hardy, stout, lion-hearted, with a bold front, UP TO THE SCRATCH

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1. courageousadjective

   Synonyms:
   intrepid, brave, heroic, gallant, hardy, bold, fearless, valiant, valorous, dauntless, chivalrous, plucky, daring, lion-hearted

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1. List of paraphrases for "courageous":

   brave, bold, valiant, daring, audacious, fearless, courage, heroic, gutsy

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1. Harriet Hageman:

   I know that Liz Cheney is a proven, courageous, constitutional conservative, someone who has the education, the background and experience to fight effectively for Wyoming on a national stage, there have been and will continue to be concerted efforts to force true conservatives to sit down and shut up. Those efforts have never worked on me and I know that they will not work on and have no effect on Liz Cheney.

2. Christina Aguilera:

   Any way I can support such a strong amazing — not only woman but — human being, who is so courageous, who just has been through so much and gets stronger and overcomes and thrives and is so knowledgeable and smart and comes from such a hardworking background like the rest of us, it was something I had to do. To be so inspired by her. I was honored to have her in my home and to have so many people show up and support her, and I loved it.

3. John Milton:

   But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with theeCame not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.

4. Anthon St Maarten:

   Never shy away from opportunity and wholehearted living. Never be fearful of putting yourself out there. The courageous may encounter many disappointments, experience profound disillusionment, gather many wounds; but cherish your scars for they are the proud emblems of a truly phenomenal life. The fearful, cautious, cynical and self-repressed do not live at all. And that is simply no way to be in this world.

5. Jean Paul Friedrich Richter:

   A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.