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

Her healing skills soon prove invaluable, but her wild, curious nature unsettles the monks as an evil count threatens to destroy anyone who dares protect her. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2026

Only a steroid-addled rival, Pavel, dares to question Jim’s position. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

When the warm weather calls for a sandal, the only pair my mom dares to reach for are her Keen wedge sandals. —Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026

In each case, Akhavan dares the viewer to look closer, and perhaps, for a moment, let an object become more than our preconceptions. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026

The regime’s new leadership, under Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, appears to be even harsher than the previous one, eager to send a message to anyone who dares to challenge it. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

As Alamo’s right-hand man, Darrell Britt-Gibson portrays Bishop with a lurking, enigmatic energy that personifies danger and can put the fear of God into anyone who dares challenge his boss. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

Continue reading … MAP WARS HEAT UP — DeSantis dares Hakeem Jeffries to visit Florida after 'f-around and find out' taunt. —FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026

And there’s that quesadilla negro with the squid-ink tortilla and the short rib and the green goddess, the quesadilla that dares you to call it bar food. —Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026