Definition of undaunted
:courageously resolute especially in the face of danger or difficulty :not discouraged
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The firefighters were undaunted by the dangerous conditions they faced.
Undaunted, they continued on their journey.
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Undaunted, the city resumed construction and finished the project.
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Lola Lopez, who coordinates Barcelona’s integration efforts, remained undaunted.
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But Roof, undaunted and unmoved by the prayers and the weeping of the others, continued.
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A woman in a man's world Korere, who held a seat reserved for women in the outgoing parliament, is undaunted.
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But Zhao sounds undaunted, saying his company intends to spread 30 million umbrellas throughout the country by the end of the year.
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Pesce said a little too much rain, too much cold, and then those three days of 90 degree temperatures weren't the best for the strawberries in his fields, but pickers were undaunted.
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Which makes Nick Malouf, a 25-year-old with autism, both fearless and undaunted for achieving his most recent feat: joining the Howard County Special Olympics softball team.
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Yet Coughlin, 26, is undaunted, even sitting eighth in the standings.
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First Known Use of undaunted
15th century
undaunted Synonyms
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bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, brave, valiant, valorousAntonyms
chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellowRelated 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, unafraidNear 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, wimpyUNDAUNTED Defined for English Language Learners
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