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as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday
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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
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Recent Examples of daredevil
Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Tom Cruise continues to defy death — and all expectations — with his daredevil stunts.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
The two-hour performance features artists, aerialists, acrobats, comedians and daredevils.
—Michele Cardon, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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Adjective
This summer, as his daredevil character Ethan Hunt, Cruise will be driving a Jeep.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Tom Cruise continues to defy death — and all expectations — with his daredevil stunts.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Noun
The daredevil has gone swimming near glaciers and volcanoes, as well as among hippos, crocodiles and polar bears.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
The two-hour performance features artists, aerialists, acrobats, comedians and daredevils.
—Michele Cardon, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daredevil
Adjective
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These raids are reckless and sow more chaos and division in our city.—
Anna Commander
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Two other Democrats, however, have denounced the strikes as a reckless escalation.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The lineup includes Sharks Up Close, in which wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory embarks on a daring cage-free dive to capture the raw power and beauty of great whites on film, and Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, the authorized documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the film.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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Still, leaping over a 100-foot ravine with a baby clinging to your back seems like a daring choice.—
Skylar Knight,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Maybe that’s why, 20 years on, the film still feels devastatingly real: The delusion is not unique to two cowboys on a mountain.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Until then, so long, cowboy. Head-turn of the century (episode 14) Jeremiah appears to deliberate until the last second before deciding to recouple with bombshell Iris, leaving Huda single and vulnerable.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The event series is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Fisherman core Sagittarius is adventurous and layered, both literally and figuratively.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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He's remained a versatile and adventurous actor, bouncing between romantic comedies (Picture Perfect, Crazy Stupid Love), genre (Stir of Echoes, They/Them), suspense (In the Cut, Black Mass), and intense drama (The Woodsman, Mystic River).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Assign someone to challenge ideas or play devil’s advocate.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Like, Mars is a character, kind of like a devil on my shoulder.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Sure enough, the seemingly eternally brave Achilles was killed by an arrow to his heel during the Trojan War.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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Bloom’s bravest moment of June 16, 1904, comes a few pages later: —Mendelssohn was a jew and Karl Marx and Mercadante and Spinoza.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
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But to equate that with the actions of an evil madman betrays a shocking and sad ignorance of history.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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He is often depicted as the archetypal lone wolf madman who blew up the Oklahoma City Federal Building in 1995.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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“Daredevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daredevil. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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