Thesaurus
brave
Synonyms and Antonyms of brave
- Despite considerable risk to their own safety, the brave team of rescuers rushed into the collapsed building.
bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
determined, firm, game, gamy (or gamey), gritty, plucky, resolute, Spartan, undeterred, undismayed, unflinching, unswerving
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
comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, reassured, unafraid
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
- The gourmet food shop is off to a brave start.
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
out of this world, too much
brave
Synonyms and Antonyms of brave
- a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade
stand up to
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