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

When Guggenheim summoned contestants to the starting line on the first day of June outside City Hall in Manhattan, only four car companies – Acme, Ford, Shawmut, and Itala – dared to show up. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

This is far from the first time the model has dared to share a playful nude moment on social media. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

The pair found that the earliest someone dared to grow it in Florida was in the 1920s, when rare fruit collector Wallace Johnston took a stab. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Related Stories Some locations were so remote, so unforgiving, that no one dared to film there before. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

Even so, a generally militant atmosphere prevailed, and few dared admit to harboring more conservative views. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Underlings were also dared to eat a cup of wasabi for a few hundred dollars. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

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