as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment
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Recent Examples of daunted
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
New to biking and daunted by Boise’s busy streets?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Enright hasn’t been daunted by any assignment or environment during his first three months as a big-leaguer.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Aramayo, who plays Elrond in The Rings of Power, knew that the role would be a real challenge but he wasn’t daunted.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
New to biking and daunted by Boise’s busy streets?
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Enright hasn’t been daunted by any assignment or environment during his first three months as a big-leaguer.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daunted
Verb
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That’s largely because, in recent centuries, waves of colonizers globally discouraged or even outlawed the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages — eradication that researchers and technologists like Boyer, as well as organizations like UNESCO, are now working to undo.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In May 2025, Penna opened a facility in Bell, California exclusively for Legendary—a choice many in his life discouraged due to the cost of maintaining a plant in the Golden State.—
Simone Melvin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And so Mona, feeling a bit intimidated, planted herself in front of the painting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the board’s few celebrity turndowns seem to have more to do with how no one was too intimidated to submit an application.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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During his loan spell with Leeds, Spence frustrated their head coach Daniel Farke with his timekeeping.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some actors might choose to step away from such a thing, or even be frustrated by it or it being brought up in interviews, but Fischer clearly enjoys every last moment of her good fortune from a former era, even now.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Leann Williams, a resident of New Orleans neighborhood Tremé, was unnerved by the sight of heavily armed military personnel holding machine guns at the Superdome.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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Brooks, the 28-year-old Wales international winger, was key to the visitors’ effort, producing a superb cross to assist Antoine Semenyo’s first goal, and integral to a pressing that unnerved Liverpool all night.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When Burrell wasn’t tapped to join the show’s 28th season in January — after playing a central role in the first 27 — viewers were appalled and even Burrell was baffled.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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There was an appalled silence broken at last by Wells.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Steven reacts like a startled cat when Belly tells him, then pivots to comfort and action.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But when expert judgment was most needed, the autopilot abruptly handed control back to the startled crew, and flooded the zone with urgent, confusing warnings.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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My youngest son is the most dismayed so far at Sam having to leave his faithful pony companion, Bill, behind at the gates of Moria.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Daunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daunted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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