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
In retrospect, all of this may sound like a tale of fearless heroes eager to break the chains of oppression and single-handedly affirm their boundless love of freedom.
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Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
Great leaders are not fearless beings who stoically snub their noses at terror.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Fleet-footed, fearless and forward-thinking, 20-year-old Yildiz is a box of tricks.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
And Sylvia Beach, a fellow American and the fearless publisher of Ulysses, was still knocking around Paris willing to entertain questions.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fearless
Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
Great leaders are not fearless beings who stoically snub their noses at terror.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Fleet-footed, fearless and forward-thinking, 20-year-old Yildiz is a box of tricks.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2025
And Sylvia Beach, a fellow American and the fearless publisher of Ulysses, was still knocking around Paris willing to entertain questions.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearless
Adjective
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Occasionally we are confronted with stories, like the founding of Knox College [established in 1837 by abolitionists committed to educating women and people of color] , where some person or some group of people chose the unpopular, but morally courageous path.—
Hanna Hart,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The event series is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Sure enough, the seemingly eternally brave Achilles was killed by an arrow to his heel during the Trojan War.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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Bloom’s bravest moment of June 16, 1904, comes a few pages later: —Mendelssohn was a jew and Karl Marx and Mercadante and Spinoza.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Our brave and valiant forces delivered a resounding response, bringing the enemy to its knees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Propelled by a heroic performance by Matt Panttila (four goals), the Clippers rolled to an 11-6 win over their biggest rivals, and were able to win their third state title in four seasons.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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But military service has long been seen as anything but heroic.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Each year, Scouts, Scouters, veterans and other community groups from all over the Bay Area gather in tribute to these gallant men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.—
Karl Mondon,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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One bold young woman lay on the ground and put her feet up, wide apart.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, lined eyes and a rosy lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearless. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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