Synonyms of intrepid

intrepid

adjective

in-ˈtre-pəd 

as in courageous

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courageous
• brave
• fearless
• valiant
• heroic
• gallant
• adventurous
• bold
• dauntless
• undaunted
• gutsy
• valorous
• manful
• stalwart
• foolish
• impulsive
• stouthearted
• daring
• doughty
• resolute
• lionhearted
• stout
• reckless
• hardy
• spirited
• plucky
• Spartan
• gutty
• determined
• undeterred
• undauntable
• spunky
• unflinching
• greathearted
• adventuresome
• undismayed
• venturous
• venturesome
• mad
• unswerving
• daredevil
• impetuous
• audacious
• foolhardy
• game
• dashing
• brazen
• mettlesome
• gritty
• lunatic
• incautious
• madcap
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• hotheaded
• nutty
• insane
• heedless
• gamy
• overconfident
• rash
• hasty
• wild
• unafraid
• reassured
• firm
• brash
• crazy
• encouraged
• headlong
• comforted
• half-witted
• emboldened
• overbold
• precipitate
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timorous
• yellow
• timid
• pusillanimous
• dastardly
• fearful
• craven
• cowardly
• coward
• gutless
• spineless
• nerveless
• unheroic
• anxious
• spiritless
• ungallant
• careful
• fainthearted
• nervous
• cautious
• diffident
• scary
• shy
• apprehensive
• mousy
• skittish
• chicken
• prudent
• afraid
• poor-spirited
• uncourageous
• frightened
• lily-livered
• unadventurous
• startled
• chickenhearted
• terrified
• heedful
• milk-livered
• poltroon
• unnerved
• panicked
• disturbed
• weakhearted
• chicken-livered
• upset
• agitated
• perturbed
• spooked
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• concerned
• disconcerted
• worried
• disquieted
• dismayed
• appalled
• weak
• wimpy
• panic-stricken
• terrorized
• unmanly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intrepid

One of those belonged to Lauren O’Toole, Ranchlands’ head of stay programs and our intrepid lead wrangler; the others were Kira and her daughter Olivia, who was working as a ranch apprentice for the summer. — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

But in July, some intrepid tinkerers on Reddit’s r/synthdiy board began reverse-engineering the FM-1’s stock firmware to expand the device’s abilities. — ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Odysseus and his intrepid crew sailed through Comcast’s latest quarter as Universal surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, led by the The Odyssey, now Universal’s highest-grossing film of all time. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Ours is a society in which those intrepid few who are willing to engage with their surroundings will find no eyes or ears to receive them. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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