Synonyms of intrepid

intrepid

adjective

in-ˈtre-pəd 

as in courageous

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courageous
• brave
• fearless
• valiant
• heroic
• gallant
• heroical
• adventurous
• bold
• dauntless
• undaunted
• gutsy
• valorous
• stouthearted
• manful
• stalwart
• foolish
• impulsive
• daring
• doughty
• lionhearted
• resolute
• stout
• reckless
• hardy
• spirited
• plucky
• Spartan
• gutty
• determined
• undeterred
• undauntable
• spunky
• unflinching
• greathearted
• adventuresome
• undismayed
• venturous
• venturesome
• mad
• unswerving
• daredevil
• impetuous
• audacious
• foolhardy
• game
• dashing
• brazen
• mettlesome
• gritty
• lunatic
• incautious
• madcap
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• hotheaded
• nutty
• insane
• heedless
• gamy
• overconfident
• rash
• hasty
• wild
• unafraid
• reassured
• firm
• brash
• emboldened
• crazy
• encouraged
• gamey
• headlong
• comforted
• half-witted
• overbold
• precipitate
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timorous
• timid
• yellow
• pusillanimous
• dastardly
• fearful
• craven
• cowardly
• coward
• gutless
• spineless
• nerveless
• unheroic
• spiritless
• anxious
• ungallant
• fainthearted
• careful
• nervous
• cautious
• diffident
• scary
• shy
• mousy
• apprehensive
• skittish
• mousey
• chicken
• prudent
• afraid
• poor-spirited
• uncourageous
• frightened
• lily-livered
• unadventurous
• startled
• chickenhearted
• terrified
• heedful
• milk-livered
• poltroon
• unnerved
• panicked
• disturbed
• weakhearted
• chicken-livered
• upset
• agitated
• perturbed
• spooked
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• concerned
• disconcerted
• worried
• disquieted
• dismayed
• appalled
• weak
• wimpy
• panic-stricken
• terrorized
• unmanly

Examples of intrepid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In any case, last week our heroes, intrepid podcasting sleuths Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) all headed to the house of Charles’s sister, Doreen (Melissa McCarthy). —Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

The intrepid explorers spend their days hopping rogue planets, surfing solar flares and searching for extraterrestrial life. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024

Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia Off the coast of Cambodia, intrepid travelers can opt for a more rustic overwater getaway than the glitz and glam of the Maldives. —Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024

Our intrepid readers have traveled the world over the last year, exploring everything from Italy’s Aeolian Islands to the Sahara Desert. —Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024

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