as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted
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Recent Examples of intrepid
That said, many intrepid travelers also cross the entire 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail, which takes around five to eight days.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Will her intrepid journalism save the day, or will everyone simply forget yet another pesky environmental disaster?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the first real person to test his record was a woman, the intrepid newspaper reporter Nellie Bly.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Home to only about 1,200 full-time residents, Niue can only be reached by intrepid humans by boat or Air New Zealand flights from Auckland.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Will her intrepid journalism save the day, or will everyone simply forget yet another pesky environmental disaster?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the first real person to test his record was a woman, the intrepid newspaper reporter Nellie Bly.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Home to only about 1,200 full-time residents, Niue can only be reached by intrepid humans by boat or Air New Zealand flights from Auckland.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrepid
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The obligation is now ours to keep her spirit alive by transforming our compassion into action, and our hope into habit so that the world can become a more courageous and kinder place.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chicago Med is an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This Department of Justice will continue making every effort to protect our brave federal law enforcement officers, who risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead, try to be bold, be brave, and be loud.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Anthony was fearless in advocating for human rights.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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This candid conversation is your chance to hear raw revelations and candid confessions from a fearless force of Bravolebrities who always speak their minds.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Prior to Mbappe’s third, Kairat thought they had been awarded a penalty but VAR deemed Valeri Gromyko had slipped rather than been fouled by Dani Ceballos and a valiant effort by the home team ended without a goal.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kurtz made a valiant effort for the A’s in Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, going 1-for-3 with a single plus a walk and scoring from second off a Shea Langeliers double in the eighth inning.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People sometimes expect some heroic situation.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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On the Met’s stage, the writer — called, say, Jamal Khashoggi — would be sung by a heroic tenor, his tormentor by a demonic baritone.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Arteta ended this block of matches before the international break by being adventurous against both Newcastle and West Ham, despite slightly different personnel making up that midfield unit.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, the most adventurous of women have been noted heading to the salon requesting similar, looser perms for a wavy beach look (or a faux natural curly look).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Intrepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrepid. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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