dauntless

Synonyms

bold, brave, courageous, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous;

Antonyms

chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, nerveless, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow;

Near Antonyms

diffident, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid;

anxious, apprehensive, nervous;

careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, unadventurous;

afraid, agitated, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, frightened, horrified, panicked, panic-stricken, perturbed, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized, unnerved, upset;

appalled, concerned, dismayed, worried;

unmanly, weak, wimpy;

Related Words

determined, firm, game, gamy (or gamey), gritty, plucky, resolute, Spartan, undeterred, undismayed, unflinching, unswerving;

mettlesome, spirited, spunky;

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, hardy, venturesome, venturous;

crazy, foolish, half-witted, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty;

brash, brazen, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild;

hasty, headlong, precipitate;

comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, reassured, unafraid;