stoutheartedly

adverb

as in firmly
in a fearless manner those early settlers who stoutheartedly faced the rigors of a Rocky Mountain winter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoutheartedly
  1. firmly
  2. courageously
  3. bravely
  4. boldly
  5. manfully
  6. fearlessly
Adverb
  • Shares were last seen down 14%, sitting firmly at the bottom of the Stoxx 600 index.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In this 1966 photo of the musician and his instrument, with glam rock still in the future, one of its superstars is still firmly surrounded by mod, mid-1960s fixtures including his skinny tie and massive ashtray.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of firmly
Adverb
  • Roosevelt and Britain’s Winston Churchill shrewdly and courageously led the West in the epic battle against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan through World War II.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Police say the victim courageously fought for her life and escaped to the breezeway of the apartment, screaming for help as Reyes continued to assault her.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of courageously
Adverb
  • Lew left his mom’s pouch last week and can be seen bravely exploring the habitat, the post said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Honorable rebels take a stand, work, and sacrifice, even against self-interest to bravely bring about something other than the chaos that naturally exists without applied effort to create something good.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bravely
Adverb
  • Enter Flanagan, who boldly set out to reinvent Carrie for the 21st century.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Her account opens with an acute examination of the paradoxes of willing (an example of how boldly this memoir follows its philosophical interests).
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of boldly
Adverb
  • Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of manfully
Adverb
  • Taboo subjects, after all, aren’t limited to just political beliefs, and the Chicks tackle them all fearlessly.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So take the chance to watch this fearlessly brutal movie, featuring a great performance from its leading lady and one of the bloodiest climaxes in horror history.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fearlessly
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“Stoutheartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoutheartedly. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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