UNAFRAID Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

unafraid

adjective

Definition of unafraid

as in brave

not frightened or fearful He is unafraid of failure. They were unafraid to take a chance.

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Recent Examples of unafraid Flores has consistently gone against the grain with his schemes, unafraid to send blitzers on any down from any spot or employ a four-man line composed entirely of stand-up rushers. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 Others are unafraid and can kill livestock, damage property and pose a public safety threat. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 SpaceX has been continually building and flying iterations of Starship while unafraid of failure, in keeping with the company's philosophy. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 16 June 2026 Vance blends together his reflections on faith and politics in Communion, not least in his discussion of the Vatican, an institution with which Vance has been unafraid to tangle. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unafraid

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unafraid

Adjective

More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
But getting there requires brave engagement, reflection, and art, not silence.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of brave

Adjective

Ten years after audiences first met Disney’s fearless wayfinder, Moana has returned to theaters in a new live-action adaptation.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Family, students and curators are digitizing her vast archive and spotlighting early wearable art, even as multiple generations credit Saar’s fearless vision with expanding possibilities for Black womanhood and American art.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of fearless

Adjective

Those who are determined to find deer get together and annually lease the hunting rights of ranches at a cost of from $150 to $1,500, or even more, per hunter.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
The source said Iran remained determined to control passage through the Strait of Hormuz, saying ships would be allowed to pass safely only if their transit was coordinated with Tehran and conducted under Iranian arrangements, the source said.

— Kevin Breuninger,Lim Hui Jie,Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of determined

Adjective

Holding them together is their courageous mother, Olga, who keeps them looking ahead, even when their future is uncertain.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Some of them have chosen to stay quiet for understandable reasons, but others have made courageous efforts over the course of many years to tell these stories.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026