Thesaurus
daring
Synonyms and Antonyms of daring
inclined or willing to take risks
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
gadarene, hasty, headlong, precipitate
absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, scatterbrained, silly, wacky (also whacky), witless
chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, craven, lily-livered, milk-livered, milky, poltroon, pusillanimous, shy, timid, timorous
careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, wary
affrighted, afraid, alarmed, fainthearted, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized
calm, cool, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sage, sane, sensible, sound, wise
Synonym Discussion of daring
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- adventurous pioneers
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- venturesome stunt pilots
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- daring mountain climbers
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- daredevil motorcyclists
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- a rash decision
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- a reckless driver
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- the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm
daring
Synonyms and Antonyms of daring
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger
bottle [British slang], bravery, courage, courageousness, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
backbone, fiber, fortitude, grit, gumption, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spunk, temper
determination, perseverance, resolution
endurance, stamina, stomach, tenacity
audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, cojones [slang], effrontery, gall, temerity
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