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
Salman, 40, has been unafraid to use his country’s financial and military heft to try to shape the region.
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Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
People of faith are not so easily deterred from speaking truth to power, even to power unafraid to drop bombs on its enemies.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Montes is daring, her work unafraid to wrestle with the most complex and foundational ideas, yet doing so on her own terms.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
In her work, too, Kica is unafraid of depth.
—Jess Morales Rocketto, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
People of faith are not so easily deterred from speaking truth to power, even to power unafraid to drop bombs on its enemies.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Montes is daring, her work unafraid to wrestle with the most complex and foundational ideas, yet doing so on her own terms.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
In her work, too, Kica is unafraid of depth.
—Jess Morales Rocketto, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unafraid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unafraid
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Instead of wanting to hide her hairstyle, the toddler came home proud of herself for being brave enough to go through with it.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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One brave man ignores a greeting.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Fans are both encouraged and shocked that Mahomes is able to swing a golf club so soon after his injuries.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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With these being averages cited from a single source, however, borrowers are still encouraged to shop around to find a rate and term that can fit their budget.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But at the center of it all is Navarrette, whose fearless turn grounds the film’s shocking premise in something both heartbreaking and haunting.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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To fans, Cox was the fearless manager who guided Atlanta to its first major professional sports championship in 1995, doing it on a national stage through Turner’s eponymous TBS broadcasts that reached homes across the country.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The newsroom is split between those determined to suppress the truth and those who insist on publishing it.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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At the time, the mother told officers Noel was staying with family in Mexico, which Everman’s then-Police Chief Craig Spencer has said was later determined to be untrue.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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And Elia Kazan, the most notorious name-namer of them all, was simply a courageous patriot who told the truth.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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Uthmeier has taken a courageous stand, and should finish the fight.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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“Unafraid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unafraid. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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