courageous
[adjective]
Synonyms: brave, bold, daring, fearless, gallant, gritty, intrepid, lion-hearted, stouthearted, valiant

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Antonyms: pusillanimous
Contrasted words: afraid, apprehensive, fearful
Related Words: fiery, high-spirited, strong, tenacious

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English Thesaurus: brave, courageous, daring, bold, intrepid, ...

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cou‧ra‧geous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ adjective
brave:
He was wrong, and courageous enough to admit it.
a courageous decision
—courageously adverb

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In everyday English, people usually say brave rather than courageous:
It was brave of you to tell him what you thought.

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courageous
adj
VERBS be, seem
ADV. exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, incredibly, tremendously, very | quite, rather

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brave showing that you are not afraid to do things that other people find dangerous or difficult:
I think he was incredibly brave to do a parachute jump.
a brave attempt to change the system
courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ especially written very brave – used especially about someone fighting for what they believe in, or fighting against a disease:
a courageous speech
her courageous fight against cancer
daring brave and willing to take a lot of risks:
a daring escape from a prison camp
a daring fighter pilot
a daring thing to do
bold willing to make difficult decisions or say what you think, even though it may involve risks:
It was a bold move to set up his own company.
She was very bold in criticizing the leadership.
intrepid written willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places:
an intrepid traveller
We sent our intrepid reporter to find out what is happening.
adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things:
More adventurous visitors can go skiing or snowboarding.
fearless not afraid of anything or anyone:
a fearless campaigner for human rights
heroic very brave and admired by many people:
heroic rescuers
Despite heroic efforts to save him, he died.
plucky brave and determined – often used in newspapers:
Plucky Megan, aged 10, has beaten cancer twice.

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