Definition of daredevil
: recklessly and often ostentatiously daring
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Examples of daredevil in a Sentence
his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday
a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
Recent Examples of daredevil from the Web
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Such sad cases sometimes appear accidental and sometimes appear to involve risky daredevil behavior -- but almost always involve alcohol.
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Her parents were daredevil journalists in Los Angeles, hanging out of helicopters, sometimes with their daughter in tow, to shoot footage of news events like Madonna’s 1985 wedding to Sean Penn.
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Also advancing were 9-year-old singer Angelica Hale; daredevil skaters Billy and Emily England; and In the Stairwell, an all-male a cappella group from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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America’s oldest daredevil acrobatic hand balancer’ ... [and] began his act, known as the Tower of Chairs.
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The style-savvy student at Pacific Ridge School turned her love of fashion and dislike of final exams into a daredevil bet with her history teacher — and won.
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Form is hindmost in Lynda Benglis’s impetuous, daredevil art.
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But Iron Fist is on a different level than Daredevil’s dimly lit tedium, or Jessica Jones’s repetitive plot mechanics.
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But Iron Fist is on a different level than Daredevil’s dimly lit tedium, or Jessica Jones’s repetitive plot mechanics.
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First Known Use of daredevil
1727
daredevil Synonyms
Near Antonyms
fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous;
calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible;
chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow;
Related Words
adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous;
impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash;
brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained;
Synonym Discussion of daredevil
adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.
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- adventurous pioneers
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- venturesome stunt pilots
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- daring mountain climbers
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- daredevil motorcyclists
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- a rash decision
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- a reckless driver
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- the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm
Definition of daredevil
: a recklessly bold person
Examples of daredevil in a Sentence
He has always been a bit of a daredevil.
that little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone
Recent Examples of daredevil from the Web
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But the circus life is deeply ingrained in the Wallenda family, and for Nik, 39, a return to his roots is a natural way to honor his long lineage of daredevils and thrill-seekers.
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But aside from the daredevil nature of the acting feat, how potent are these revivals?
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Cirque’s 42nd original production but first on ice, strives to meld the exhilarating speed and elegant flow of ice skating with Cirque’s daredevil gymnastic circus arts.
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Inside Edition visited South Padre Island, Texas, in mid-March — the heat of spring break bedlam — and spotted countless daredevils leaping off their balconies into hotel pools below.
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Among the highlights of the show are skaters who perform a hockey game on the pond that quickly turns into a high-performance rout, skating up and down ramps and engineering daredevil maneuvers.
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Plucky underdogs like Eddie the Eagle, a bespectacled daredevil flinging himself off the ski jump, and Eric the Eel, flailing desperately to stay above water at the Olympic pool, aren't that charming anymore.
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Will this be the last time the icy daredevil takes the plunge?
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These are the daredevils of the sport, more akin to their X-game brethren than the elegance of the long track.
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First Known Use of daredevil
1794
DAREDEVIL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of daredevil for English Language Learners
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: a person who does dangerous things especially in order to get attention
DAREDEVIL Defined for Kids
Definition of daredevil for Students
: a person who does dangerous things especially for attention
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