DOUGHTY Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

doughty

adjective

ˈdau̇-tē

Definition of doughty next

as in valiant

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament the doughty heroes of old

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Recent Examples of doughty The last leg of the race is a full-on fever dream of impossible race moves spliced together with flashbacks from encounters that have brought our doughty hero to this moment — of encouragement from his friends and family and cynicism from his foes. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024 The campaign also exposed the vacuum in our political press corps, which tried valiantly to prop up the Florida governor as a doughty maverick who shouldn’t be underestimated. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024 The doughty American consumer led the way, with personal consumption growing 4% and contributing about 2.7 percentage points to overall growth. —

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023 In the meantime, Ramaswamy managed to combine the MAGA-style purge of the federal workforce with the doughty libertarian ideal of subjecting the power of the federal government to a thorough evisceration. —

Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for doughty

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With Steph Curry in street clothes for the second consecutive game while dealing with runner’s knee, the 11-man Golden State put up a valiant effort that resulted in a come-from-behind 101-97 win.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
An eight-point halftime lead completely vanished, and after a valiant comeback effort, SMU point guard Boopie Miller’s game-winning shot was blocked at the buzzer.

— Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026