SWASHBUCKLING Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

swashbuckling

adjective

Definition of swashbuckling

as in heroic

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Recent Examples of swashbuckling The United States’ swashbuckling intensity is usually a recipe for defeat in the World Cup knockout rounds, when the winner is more often the team that holds its defensive nerve. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 The swashbuckling, old-school crime reporter doesn't believe in computers. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026 Like so many historical myths, this swashbuckling tale of pirates, court accusations, and gossip, which frames the rags-to-riches emergence of this American family, is rife with historical fiction. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for swashbuckling

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More than a quarter of a century ago, her heroic struggle against a utility giant over groundwater contamination became an Oscar-winning Hollywood movie.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
Roberts on Wednesday asked Sullenberger to compare his diagnosis to that heroic moment.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of heroic

Adjective

When a wealthy, royal woman is attacked by bandits, the two men save her and are welcomed to the castle as valiant knights.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of valiant

Adjective

The fearless action and yachting photographer has spent 40 years capturing iconic images while dangling from the top of a 200-foot mast or diving beneath the keel of a racing boat.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
The great Life magazine photographers—Alfred Eisenstaedt, Robert Capa, and all—were pioneering, fearless, and often weird.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fearless

Adjective

These beautiful, intrepid, witty and irrepressible young women and men are living witnesses to the destruction of the last vestiges of the dream of freedom of expression in Russia.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
In the end, however, Mitić’s intrepid approach is undeniably bracing, and held together at its core by Kostić’s simmering performance.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of intrepid

Adjective

Nothing can hold back your bold, brave spirit from exploring the world and filling your aura with excitement.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
Argonon was founded to create an independent platform for talent to be agile and brave, both creatively and commercially, and that enduring spirit is embedded in our culture today.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of brave

Adjective

Then, the very next day, Mars will march into the courageous sign of Leo, trading the crab’s defensive and hyper-protective instincts for bold self-expression and a whole lot of swag!

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
The courageous woman at the center of that series survived long enough to give a dying statement, in the hope that her testimony would set a precedent and make the world safer for others.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of courageous

Adjective

Roy Benavidez, a Texas native who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valorous action during combat in Vietnam.

— Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2026
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recommendations for the medal must be submitted within three years of the valorous act, and the medal must be presented within five years.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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