daring
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- brave, adventurous, audacious, bold, daredevil, fearless, intrepid, reckless, venturesome
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bravery, audacity, boldness, bottle (Brit. slang), courage, fearlessness, nerve (informal), pluck, temerity

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

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dar‧ing¹ /ˈdeərɪŋ $ ˈder-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: dare, daring; verb: dare; adverb: daringly; adjective: daring]

1. involving a lot of risk or danger, or brave enough to do risky things:
a daring rescue attempt

2. new or unusual in a way that may shock people:
a daring new building
—daringly adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. daring² noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: dare, daring; verb: dare; adverb: daringly; adjective: daring]
courage that makes you willing to take risks:
a plan of great daring

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

daring
adj.
VERBS be, feel | become, get, grow He had grown more daring.
consider sth, think sth Her behaviour was considered very daring at the time.
ADV. greatly, very Greatly daring, he covered her hand with his own.
a little, quite

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

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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