| audacity |
courage or boldness, often accompanied by a degree of recklessness or arrogance; daring. [2/3 definitions] |
| ball1 |
(pl.; vulgar slang) courage, toughness, or aggressiveness. [1/7 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] |