Definition of daring
: venturesomely bold in action or thought
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Examples of daring in a Sentence
a daring reporter who has covered several wars
She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.
a daring plan to steal the famous painting
She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.
ideas that are new and daring
the artist's daring use of color
Recent Examples of daring from the Web
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Israel has also exposed an unusual amount of additional intelligence material, from grainy aerial photos of Iranian drones to the Iranian nuclear archive captured in a daring Mossad operation.
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Partially, that’s because Luxturna represents a daring investment in rekindling vision for their kids.
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Bella Hadid is known for her daring red carpet style and her Met Gala look for 2018 is no different.
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And true to her daring self, the superstar went all out.
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That's a legitimate sport, played by elite athletes — men and women — who are worthy of admiration for their daring and skill.
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The Mossad, long shrouded in mystery and mythology, is legendary in international intelligence circles for being behind what are believed to be some of the most daring covert operations of the past century.
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Lena Blietz The Dolphins also had the chance, once the draft's BIg Four QBs all were off the board, to be bold and daring and maybe select dynamic Louisville dual-threat QB Lamar Jackson.
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Still one of the most daring and original pianists in jazz, Jamal had appeared to be stepping away from the stage.
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First Known Use of daring
1575
daring Synonyms
Synonyms
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, dashing, emboldened, enterprising, free-swinging, gutsy, hardy, nerved, nervy, venturesome, venturous;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, craven, lily-livered, milk-livered, milky, shy, timid, timorous;
careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, wary;
affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fainthearted, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized;
calm, cool, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sage, sane, sensible, sound, wise;
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;
absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, scatterbrained, silly, wacky (also whacky), witless;
Synonym Discussion of daring
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 daring
: venturesome boldness
Examples of daring in a Sentence
Skydiving requires both skill and daring.
He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.
Recent Examples of daring from the Web
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The actress wore a daring, sleeveless chainmail dress, custom-made by H&M that had a plunging neckline and open sides.
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In this culture clash, SpaceX is the daring, Silicon Valley-style outfit led by a man who literally sells flamethrowers on the Internet and wholeheartedly embraces risk.
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But Børns’s get-up was a new kind of daring—not only due to the amount of leg exposed, but in its color choice, too.
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The imagination required to move toward closing the racial wealth gap in America requires a daring that moves us beyond mythology.
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The imagination required to move toward closing the racial wealth gap in America requires a daring that moves us beyond mythology.
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One admires the daring even if the result feels slight.
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And their greens can be snipped into all sorts of daring ’dos.
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The goats appeared to have wandered away from a local farm, and the farmer, who was present for the daring rescue, collected his unruly children and took them back home.
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First Known Use of daring
1584
daring Synonyms
Synonyms
bravery, courage, courageousness, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue;
Antonyms
cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness;
Near Antonyms
cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness;
Related Words
backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper;
determination, perseverance, resolution;
endurance, stamina, stomach, tenacity;
audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, effrontery, gall, temerity;
DARING Defined for English Language Learners
daring
Definition of daring for English Language Learners
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: willing to do dangerous or difficult things
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: showing a lack of fear
daring
Definition of daring for English Language Learners
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: the quality of being willing to do dangerous or difficult things : courage or fearlessness
DARING Defined for Kids
Definition of daring for Students
: ready to take risks : bold, venturesome
- a daring explorer
Definition of daring for Students
: bold fearlessness : readiness to take chances
It took daring to fly the first airplanes.
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