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daring

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of daring

inclined or willing to take risks
  • daring acrobats who risk life and limb every day for the entertainment of the crowds at the circus
Synonyms of daring

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, dashing, emboldened, enterprising, free-swinging, gutsy, hardy, nerved, nervy, venturesome, venturous
Words Related to daring

brash, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild

brave, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, swashbuckling, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous

gritty, plucky, spirited, spunky

hasty, headlong, precipitate

absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, scatterbrained, silly, wacky (also whacky), witless

unnecessary

dumb, idiotic (also idiotical), moronic, stupid

irrational, unreasonable
Near Antonyms of daring

chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, craven, lily-livered, milk-livered, milky, shy, timid, timorous

careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, wary

overcareful, overcautious

affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fainthearted, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized

unnerved

calm, cool, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sage, sane, sensible, sound, wise

appalled, concerned, dismayed, upset, worried
Antonyms of daring

unadventurous, unenterprising

Synonym Discussion of daring

adventurous, venturesome, daring, daredevil, rash, reckless, foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence.
    • adventurous pioneers
venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings.
    • venturesome stunt pilots
daring implies fearlessness in courting danger.
    • daring mountain climbers
daredevil stresses ostentation in daring.
    • daredevil motorcyclists
rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought.
    • a rash decision
reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences.
    • a reckless driver
foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense.
    • the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm

daring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of daring

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
  • Skydiving requires both skill and daring.
Synonyms of daring

bravery, courage, courageousness, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
Words Related to daring

backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper

determination, perseverance, resolution

endurance, stamina, stomach, tenacity

audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, effrontery, gall, temerity
Near Antonyms of daring

cold feet, faintheartedness, fearfulness, mousiness, timidity, timorousness

feebleness, softness, weakness

impotence, ineffectualness

hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution
Antonyms of daring

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness

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