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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
  • Which puts a spotlight on the embarrassing disorder of Expo Park itself (despite valiant efforts from its current leadership, including a parking lot soon to be turned into a park near BMO Stadium).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Tong’s valiant charge promises to yield returns in the longer term, but CT leadership must do more now to restore Connecticut’s reputation and status as a haven for all families.
    — Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of valiant
Adjective
  • Fine publicly praised his wife following her testimony, describing her as strong and courageous in a statement read outside the courthouse by attorney Douglas Wigdor.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Why Jaissle and ‘vertical, attacking football’ If bringing in eight players under 24 was courageous, opting for a 38-year-old head coach who had never managed in Europe’s top-five leagues was extremely bold.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of courageous
Adjective
  • Watching someone make a brave decision or step into a new version of themselves matters deeply to me.
    — Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This brave girl fought her way through treatment and is now a happy, healthy survivor ready for the next chapter of her life — a forever home.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • Mitch Holthus absolutely losing his mind as Patrick Mahomes opens 2026 with a heroic 15-yard TD run.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Peck walked away with a new appreciation of the range of his grandfather, who was best known for playing heroic and morally upright roles in films such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear and The Omen.
    — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of heroic
Adjective
  • First to one knee and then all the way up like a gallant fighter gathering himself.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Definition of gallant
Adjective
  • Powerful women raised me, and my mother raised a fearless daughter.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But Madeley, who was born with spina bifida, plays her with a fearless determination and passion that would make the real Heumann proud.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fearless

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“Manful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manful. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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