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Synonyms & Antonyms of swashbuckling
as in brave, courageous
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for swashbuckling
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
- brash,
- daredevil,
- foolhardy,
- heedless,
- hotheaded,
- impetuous,
- imprudent,
- impulsive,
- incautious,
- madcap,
- overbold,
- overconfident,
- rash,
- reckless,
- thoughtless,
- wild
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- audacious,
- bold,
- daring,
- dashing,
- emboldened,
- enterprising,
- free-swinging,
- gutsy,
- hardy,
- nerved,
- nervy,
- venturesome,
- venturous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for swashbuckling
- chickenhearted,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered,
- milky,
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- shy,
- timid,
- timorous
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- alarmed,
- fainthearted,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized
- calm,
- cool,
- levelheaded,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- sage,
- sane,
- sensible,
- sound,
- wise
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The first known use of swashbuckling was circa 1693
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