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cou·ra·geous
 courageous
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adjective |
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characterized by bravery or courage.
The experimental planes are tested by courageous pilots.It was courageous of her to face the committee with her bold request.- synonyms:
- brave, doughty, gallant, lionhearted, valiant, valorous
- antonyms:
- cowardly, faint, pusillanimous
- similar words:
- audacious, bold, daring, dashing, fearless, gutsy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, plucky, spirited, spunky, stout, stout-hearted, undaunted
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adventurous, chivalrous, dauntless, game, hardy, herculean, strong, sturdy, tough |
adverb + (adj.)courageous
amazingly, equally, extraordinarily, genuinely, incredibly, morally, most, personally, politically, remarkably, successfully, tremendously, truly, very
(adj.)courageous
+ adverb
enough
(adj.)courageous
+ noun
act,
action,
advocate,
ally,
attempt,
battle,
bishop,
captain,
combat,
compromise,
courage,
crusader,
decision,
deed,
defender,
dissent,
effort,
escape,
explorer,
facing,
fighter,
gesture,
hero,
initiative,
journalist,
knight,
leader,
leadership,
legislator,
man,
move,
opposition,
pioneer,
refusal,
reporting,
resistance,
soul,
spirit,
stance,
stand,
step,
vote,
voyage,
warrior,
willingness,
woman
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| derivations: |
courageously (adv.), courageousness (n.) |
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