audacity |
courage or boldness, often accompanied by a degree of recklessness or arrogance; daring. [2/3 definitions] |
brace up |
to summon one's strength or courage. |
bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
brave |
to face or endure with courage. [1/6 definitions] |
bravery |
the quality or condition of being brave; fearlessness; courage. [1/2 definitions] |
buck up |
(informal) to cause to recover one's morale or courage. |
chicken out |
(informal) to refrain from doing an intended thing because of fear; to lose one's courage to do something. |
chivalrous |
having the honorable qualities of courage and loyalty. [1/3 definitions] |
courageous |
characterized by bravery or courage. |
coward |
a person who lacks the courage to face danger, pain, or difficulty; a person easily discouraged or intimidated by fear. [1/2 definitions] |
cowardly |
lacking courage, sometimes to a shameful degree. [1/3 definitions] |
dare |
to provoke or challenge (someone) into doing something dangerous or adventurous as a test of courage. [2/4 definitions] |
demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. [1/3 definitions] |
despond |
to become discouraged and have low spirits, as from loss of hope or courage. |
despondency |
the condition of one who is dejected by hopelessness or loss of courage. |
dismay |
sudden or total loss of courage or confidence. [1/4 definitions] |
Dutch courage |
(informal) courage as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages. |
encourage |
to arouse feelings of hope or courage in; give confidence to; hearten. [1/4 definitions] |
encouraging |
arousing feelings of hope or courage. [1/2 definitions] |
faint |
lacking in courage; timid. [1/5 definitions] |
fainthearted |
lacking courage or conviction; timid. |