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What is another word for brave?

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Adjective

Strong in the face of fear

Marked by unthinking recklessness

Assertive in nature

Very good in standard or quality

Relating to fighting or war

Of, resembling, or appropriate for a knight

Verb

To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

To expose to danger or the risk of loss

Noun

A person who is brave, strong or fierce when faced with adversity

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Adjective

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Strong in the face of fear

honourable^UK

honorable^US

full of determination

having nerves of steel

committed to the idea of

unpleasantly masculine

focused^US

focussed^UK

standing one's ground

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

not backward in coming forward

with a will of one's own

as stubborn as a mule

determined to have one's own way

sticking to one's guns

full of get-up-and-go

having killer instinct

proof against persuasion

meaning what one says

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

intensely competitive

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

as tough as old boots

recognized^US

nose to the grindstone

not subject to change

colourful^UK

colorful^US

recognised^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of beans

full of vim and vigour

have chip on shoulder

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“Xena was a brave warrior princess who used her formidable fighting skills to help people.”

Adjective

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Marked by unthinking recklessness

jumping to conclusions

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“It was very brave of you to rescue your pet dog from the big python.”

Adjective

Assertive in nature

cool, calm and collected

with both feet on the ground

with one's feet on the ground

not backward in coming forward

unaffected

keeping a stiff upper lip

have one's act together

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

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“He walked into the meeting feeling brave, expectant of having his demands met.”

Adjective

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Very good in standard or quality

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

skilful^UK

skillful^US

unrivaled^US

unrivalled^UK

of the highest quality

of the highest standard

unequalled^UK

unequaled^US

in a class all by itself

honorable^US

honourable^UK

honoured^UK

honored^US

favoured^UK

favored^US

recognized^US

recognised^UK

dexterous^US

practised^UK

favorable^US

favourable^UK

practiced^US

dextrous^UK

favorite^US

favourite^UK

in a league of their own

like a million dollars

A-grade

of prime importance

of supreme importance

first and foremost

of greatest importance

worthy of commendation

in a class of its own

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

likable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

savory^US

savoury^UK

likeable^UK

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Adjective

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Relating to fighting or war

Adjective

Of, resembling, or appropriate for a knight

honorable^US

honourable^UK

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Verb

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To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude

come face to face with

hold the line against

stay the course

stand your ground

remain firm

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

be forced to contend with

put a bold face on it

last out

face with

come through unscathed

throw down the gauntlet

licence^US

license^UK

take the bull by the horns

sweat

knock chip off shoulder

never say die in the face of

look straight in the eye

go eyeball to eyeball with

hold one's ground against

hold your ground

win out

stand one's ground against

take something lying down

withstand subjection to

see through to the bitter end

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

dwell

be big about

authorize^US

authorise^UK

show forbearance towards

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“We would brave the bad weather to finish building our shack.”

Verb

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To expose to danger or the risk of loss

jeopardise^UK

jeopardize^US

be on dangerous ground

put someone's life on the line

drive a nail into the coffin of

go out of one's depth

take shot in the dark

put eggs in one basket

leave things to chance

take a leap in the dark

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Noun

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A person who is brave, strong or fierce when faced with adversity

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