courageous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for courageous
Synonyms
bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
Antonyms
chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
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The Cardinals said Duncan died after a courageous battle against brain cancer. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Former Cardinals player Chris Duncan, who helped team win World Series, dies at 38," 7 Sep. 2019 Some will say McMillon is not very courageous and not doing enough. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Walmart CEO's decision on guns is the kind of corporate courage we need," 6 Sep. 2019 Of course, Dave Dravecky made two dramatic starts (and won them both) amid a courageous battle with cancer. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ 1989 flashback: Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell a dynamic 1-2 punch," 9 Aug. 2019 Like her indomitable Mother Vicy, Blanche was gifted, courageous, strong, good-humored, fun-loving, kind to deserving souls, and a fierce defender of children, the weak, the elderly and all of those in need of protection. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 7/20," 20 July 2019 But pushback has never stopped the group of courageous, brave women of color across the country who are pushing for these changes. — Tiffany Diane Tso, refinery29.com, "Sen. Kamala Harris & Rep. Pramila Jayapal Introduce Bill To Protect Domestic Workers," 15 July 2019 During the coming weeks, Churchill’s courageous decisions and leadership help change the course of world history. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Gary Lee Mikels Gary Lee Mikels, 54, of Sanford, FL passed away at home on August 5, 2019, after a courageous battle with liver cancer. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/11," 11 Aug. 2019 His brilliant, hilarious, courageous and loving presence in this world will be tremendously missed. — courant.com, "James McEnteer," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'courageous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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