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

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

Instead, they’re made to symbolize everything valiant and determined about the Scottish investigators and everything well-meaning but misguided about their American colleagues, respectively. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

The crew’s valiant attempt to halt the pressure leak and save the station is like something straight out of a Hollywood thriller. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 25 July 2026

As the final seconds ticked down on Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over a valiant Argentina and the referee blew his whistle, one could be forgiven for their mind once again slipping to memories of La Roja’s maiden World Cup victory. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026