Synonyms of dares

dares

verb

present tense third-person singular of dare

1

as in challenges

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

• challenges
• confronts
• defies
• stumps
• braves
• breasts
• faces
• brazens
• outbraves
• outfaces
• beards

2

as in confronts

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

• confronts
• faces
• braves
• defies
• withstands
• resists
• encounters
• breasts
• stands up to
• meets
• brazens
• outbraves
• stands
• challenges
• fights
• outfaces
• approaches
• fronts
• beards
• opposes
• affronts
• corners
• accosts
• faces up (to)
• repels
• contends (with)
• battles
• combats
• squares (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• sidesteps
• shirks
• shuns
• dodges
• ducks
• eschews
• escapes
• shakes
• evades
• eludes
• funks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dares

Located less than an hour away from the Palma de Mallorca airport, the southern town of Santanyí is the latest destination in Mallorca that dares to renew its luxury hotel offer. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Che suspects the white writers pitched this to him, and dares him to name one character without looking at the cue cards. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026

Even an ordinary staircase practically dares you to stare at it long enough to convince yourself something moved. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

There is real hope of a postseason push, with the disgusting state of the American League leaving the door open for any team that dares to play well. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

There is a collective sagging in the air, but nobody dares complain. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

Around the novel’s halfway point, one of Harper’s characters dares to change, or try changing, his relationship to the Beast. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

It was launched into a highly radioactive patch of low-Earth orbit where almost nothing else dares to fly. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

It’s described that a powerful and surprisingly funny story about an unlikely community that dares to take on one of the largest institutions in the nation. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 July 2026