daring

¹dar·ing

adjective

Definition of DARING

: venturesomely bold in action or thought

— dar·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb

— dar·ing·ness noun

Examples of DARING

1. a daring reporter who has covered several wars
2. She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.
3. a daring plan to steal the famous painting
4. She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.
5. ideas that are new and daring
6. the artist's daring use of color

First Known Use of DARING

1575

Related to DARING

Synonyms

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, dashing, emboldened, enterprising, free-swinging, gutsy, hardy, nerved, nervy, venturesome, venturous

Antonyms

unadventurous, unenterprising

Related Words

brash, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild; brave, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, swashbuckling, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous; gritty, plucky, spirited, spunky; gadarene, hasty, headlong, precipitate; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, scatterbrained, silly, wacky (also whacky), witless; unnecessary; dumb, idiotic (also idiotical), moronic, stupid; irrational, unreasonable

Near Antonyms

chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, craven, lily-livered, milk-livered, milky, poltroon, pusillanimous, shy, timid, timorous; careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, wary; overcareful, overcautious; affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fainthearted, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized; unnerved; calm, cool, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sage, sane, sensible, sound, wise; appalled, concerned, dismayed, upset, worried

See Synonym Discussion at adventurous

Rhymes with DARING

airing, bearing, Bering, fairing, flaring, glaring, herring, paring, sparing, tearing, wearing

²daring

noun

Definition of DARING

: venturesome boldness

Examples of DARING

1. Skydiving requires both skill and daring.
2. He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.

First Known Use of DARING

1584

Related to DARING

Synonyms

bottle [British slang], bravery, courageousness, courage, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue

Antonyms

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness

Related Words

backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper; determination, perseverance, resolution; endurance, stamina, stomach, tenacity; audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, cojones [slang], effrontery, gall, temerity

Near Antonyms

cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness; feebleness, softness, weakness; impotence, ineffectualness; hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution