Synonyms of valiant

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adjective

ˈval-yənt 

as in brave

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

valiant soldiers marching off to war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brave
• courageous
• gallant
• heroic
• fearless
• bold
• manful
• valorous
• adventurous
• intrepid
• dauntless
• undaunted
• foolish
• resolute
• stalwart
• stouthearted
• gutsy
• stout
• doughty
• impulsive
• lionhearted
• gutty
• daring
• spirited
• Spartan
• reckless
• determined
• hardy
• plucky
• unflinching
• unswerving
• undauntable
• greathearted
• undeterred
• game
• spunky
• undismayed
• venturous
• dashing
• mad
• venturesome
• adventuresome
• gritty
• audacious
• impetuous
• brazen
• mettlesome
• gamy
• foolhardy
• thoughtless
• daredevil
• heedless
• imprudent
• rash
• hasty
• insane
• incautious
• lunatic
• madcap
• hotheaded
• nutty
• firm
• overconfident
• unafraid
• brash
• wild
• headlong
• reassured
• comforted
• crazy
• encouraged
• precipitate
• half-witted
• overbold
• emboldened
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cowardly
• craven
• dastardly
• yellow
• coward
• timid
• timorous
• fearful
• unheroic
• pusillanimous
• spiritless
• spineless
• nerveless
• gutless
• ungallant
• fainthearted
• careful
• diffident
• scary
• shy
• anxious
• mousy
• chicken
• nervous
• cautious
• prudent
• skittish
• apprehensive
• afraid
• poltroon
• lily-livered
• chickenhearted
• uncourageous
• frightened
• heedful
• upset
• milk-livered
• poor-spirited
• startled
• weakhearted
• unadventurous
• terrified
• scared
• panicked
• perturbed
• agitated
• disturbed
• weak
• chicken-livered
• unnerved
• concerned
• disconcerted
• horrified
• shocked
• disquieted
• worried
• spooked
• wimpy
• dismayed
• unmanly
• appalled
• panic-stricken
• terrorized

valiant

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noun

as in stalwart

Related Words

• stalwart
• hero
• daredevil

Dissimilar Words

• coward
• craven
• chicken
• cur
• sissy
• funk
• recreant
• poltroon
• dastard
• defeatist
• quitter
• weakling
• wimp
• cream puff
• pushover
• pussy
• milquetoast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of valiant

Adjective

Tong’s valiant charge promises to yield returns in the longer term, but CT leadership must do more now to restore Connecticut’s reputation and status as a haven for all families. — Dr. Sj Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Both were wins, a maiden-breaking score at seven furlongs (3/4 of a mile) at Churchill Downs on June 7, 2026 and a valiant win by a neck in the mile and a sixteenth Indiana Derby on July 11. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

On the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian Independence Day, Field of Vision is launching a new documentary on Ukraine’s valiant fight to maintain its freedom. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

What would be the worst moment in a mere mortal’s career, Hoecht turned into a valiant scene. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026