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plucky
Synonyms and Antonyms of plucky
- A plucky young man who never gave up on his dream.
determined, firm, game, gritty, resolute, Spartan, undeterred, undismayed, unflinching, unswerving
bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, hardy, venturesome, venturous
brash, brazen, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild
comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, reassured, unafraid
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
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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