manful

adjective

ˈman-fəl How to pronounce manful (audio)
Definition of manfulnext
as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament he made the manful decision to stick by his friends when everyone else had abandoned them

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Recent Examples of manful Intermittent fasting was of a piece with an interest in manful self-improvement via stoicism. — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024 Camping with a rogue dynamiter, Siringo stuck elk horns into two neighboring peaks and claimed to have named the mountains in honor of their manful bond. — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. — Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manful
  1. valiant
  2. courageous
  3. brave
  4. heroic
  5. gallant
  6. fearless
Adjective
  • Tunisia put up a valiant effort despite the nonstop Dutch offensive.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • And if the heat doesn’t get to you first, the humidity is sure to make a valiant attempt.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
Definition of valiant
Adjective
  • Holding them together is their courageous mother, Olga, who keeps them looking ahead, even when their future is uncertain.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • Some of them have chosen to stay quiet for understandable reasons, but others have made courageous efforts over the course of many years to tell these stories.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of courageous
Adjective
  • Some then created stories of brave soldiers killing those imaginary dragons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
  • Of course, this brave new cyberlibrary drew pushback, as critics worried that cell phone novels would spell the end of Japanese literature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • And Bellingham was heroic yet again in the quarterfinal with Norway — his second goal of that match broke the deadlock in the 93rd minute.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • To give up drinking can feel like trading in your exciting, chaotic, heroic existence for a drab and joyless one.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of heroic
Adjective
  • Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • Commandment was very gallant in defeat for trainer Brad Cox and looks to be on the improve after his seventh-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of gallant
Adjective
  • Ten years after audiences first met Disney’s fearless wayfinder, Moana has returned to theaters in a new live-action adaptation.
    — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Family, students and curators are digitizing her vast archive and spotlighting early wearable art, even as multiple generations credit Saar’s fearless vision with expanding possibilities for Black womanhood and American art.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of fearless

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“Manful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manful. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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