as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
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Recent Examples of fearless
Those episodes, along with many others, demonstrated Donahue's ability to combine empathy with fearless curiosity.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Gabrielle Union at 52 straddles both worlds with playful, fearless styling that balances skin and sophistication.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
With fearless candor, Carole narrates her past, including the circumstances that led her to separate from her young daughter.
—Carole Hinojosa
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Mayra’s tender, fearless gaze turns her own memories into a portrait of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood with striking emotional truth.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Gabrielle Union at 52 straddles both worlds with playful, fearless styling that balances skin and sophistication.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
With fearless candor, Carole narrates her past, including the circumstances that led her to separate from her young daughter.
—Carole Hinojosa
august 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Mayra’s tender, fearless gaze turns her own memories into a portrait of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood with striking emotional truth.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fearless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearless
Adjective
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While courageous, essentially relaunching a core strategy would be a terrifying feat for a leader in any arena.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The importance of courageous, firm, honest leadership was reconfirmed.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Skywatchers brave enough to get up early on Monday morning will get the rare sight of a bright Venus close to one of the most beautiful open clusters of stars in the night sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Despite a rough sinus infection, George Clooney put on a brave face to be at the red carpet world premiere of his new movie, Jay Kelly, in Venice last night.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Fever Star Sophie Cunningham Fires Back After Most Recent WNBA Fine Despite their valiant effort, the Fever ended up losing the game by a final score of 95-90.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The medal was introduced by President Harry Truman in July 1945 as a way to honor civilians for heroic acts in wartime.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The act was stupid and futile, yet heroic and life-affirming.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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In 1951, George Reeves played the gallant superhero in the first feature film based on a DC Comics character, Superman and the Mole Man.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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After nearly two decades apart, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have reunited for Highest 2 Lowest—a bold reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s classic noir High and Low—with an all-star cast, including Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, and even Ice Spice.—
Chelsea Daniel,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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Under the megawatt glare of the spotlight, Eilish made the bold choice to spend the first part of her career covering her body in oversized clothing to avoid scrutiny about her size one way or the other, opting for label-forward prints and bright hairstyles.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearless. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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