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fearless

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Synonyms & Antonyms of fearless

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types

Synonyms for fearless

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

Words Related to fearless

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 fearless

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 fearless

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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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearless. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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