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dauntless

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dauntless

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it

Synonyms for dauntless

bold,
brave,
courageous,
doughty,
fearless,
gallant,
greathearted,
gutsy,
gutty,
heroic
(also heroical),
intrepid,
lionhearted,
manful,
stalwart,
stout,
stouthearted,
undauntable,
undaunted,
valiant,
valorous

Words Related to dauntless

determined,
firm,
game,
gamy
(or gamey),
gritty,
plucky,
resolute,
Spartan,
undeterred,
undismayed,
unflinching,
unswerving

mettlesome,
spirited,
spunky

adventuresome,
adventurous,
audacious,
daring,
dashing,
hardy,
venturesome,
venturous

crazy,
foolish,
half-witted,
insane,
lunatic,
mad,
nutty

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

hasty,
headlong,
precipitate

comforted,
emboldened,
encouraged,
heartened,
reassured,
unafraid

Near Antonyms for dauntless

diffident,
mousy
(or mousey),
scary,
shy,
skittish,
timid

anxious,
apprehensive,
nervous

careful,
cautious,
heedful,
prudent,
unadventurous

afraid,
agitated,
disconcerted,
disquieted,
disturbed,
frightened,
horrified,
panicked,
panic-stricken,
perturbed,
scared,
shocked,
spooked,
startled,
terrified,
terrorized,
unnerved,
upset

appalled,
concerned,
dismayed,
worried

unmanly,
weak,
wimpy

Antonyms for dauntless

chicken,
chickenhearted,
chicken-livered,
coward,
cowardly,
craven,
dastardly,
fainthearted,
fearful,
gutless,
lily-livered,
milk-livered
[archaic],
nerveless,
poltroon,
poor-spirited,
pusillanimous,
spineless,
spiritless,
timorous,
uncourageous,
ungallant,
unheroic,
weakhearted,
yellow

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“Dauntless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dauntless. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.

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