Synonyms of dared

dared

verb

past tense of dare

1

as in challenged

to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

I dare you to repeat that to my face!

he dared his friend to race to the end of the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenged
• confronted
• stumped
• defied
• braved
• brazened
• faced
• bearded
• breasted
• outbraved
• outfaced

2

as in confronted

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

every day the old fisherman dared the elements to make his meager living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronted
• faced
• braved
• withstood
• defied
• encountered
• brazened
• resisted
• stood up to
• bearded
• fought
• met
• challenged
• approached
• breasted
• outbraved
• stood
• outfaced
• affronted
• fronted
• opposed
• accosted
• faced up (to)
• cornered
• battled
• repelled
• combated
• contended (with)
• squared (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ducked
• avoided
• sidestepped
• dodged
• shirked
• shunned
• eschewed
• escaped
• shook
• evaded
• funked
• eluded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dared

House of the Dragon, from its outset, promised to pit the first-ever female heir to the Iron Throne against those who dared challenge her. — The Editors, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Members of white government clubs hassled their white neighbors into political lockstep and advertised physical and financial retribution for any Black person who dared to vote. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target. — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026

That idea would have seemed to them facially crazy if anyone had even dared to articulate such a bizarre thing. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Nobody around dared speak or shout. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

This electrifying new production celebrates the women who dared to be bold, courageous, and wholly themselves—and in doing so, became truly iconic. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

And then a Mexican reporter dared to mention Lionel Messi. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026

No Utah newspaper dared to run the stories, the pair said. — ABC News, 10 June 2026