Synonyms of brave

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adjective

ˈbrāv 

1

as in courageous

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

despite considerable risk to their own safety, the brave team of rescuers rushed into the collapsed building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courageous
• fearless
• valiant
• heroic
• gallant
• heroical
• bold
• adventurous
• intrepid
• dauntless
• valorous
• foolish
• manful
• gutsy
• undaunted
• stouthearted
• impulsive
• resolute
• daring
• stout
• stalwart
• reckless
• lionhearted
• determined
• hardy
• spirited
• doughty
• gutty
• Spartan
• plucky
• unflinching
• undauntable
• greathearted
• mad
• spunky
• undeterred
• undismayed
• game
• venturous
• unswerving
• adventuresome
• venturesome
• gritty
• dashing
• audacious
• foolhardy
• impetuous
• daredevil
• brazen
• unafraid
• mettlesome
• lunatic
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• insane
• rash
• gamy
• hotheaded
• wild
• incautious
• hasty
• heedless
• reassured
• firm
• nutty
• encouraged
• overconfident
• crazy
• comforted
• brash
• gamey
• madcap
• headlong
• precipitate
• emboldened
• overbold
• half-witted
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coward
• cowardly
• fearful
• timid
• yellow
• timorous
• craven
• pusillanimous
• scary
• spineless
• dastardly
• unheroic
• gutless
• fainthearted
• shy
• anxious
• careful
• nervous
• cautious
• nerveless
• spiritless
• ungallant
• chicken
• apprehensive
• afraid
• diffident
• skittish
• prudent
• mousy
• frightened
• mousey
• scared
• uncourageous
• terrified
• startled
• poor-spirited
• unadventurous
• upset
• lily-livered
• weakhearted
• chickenhearted
• poltroon
• heedful
• milk-livered
• panicked
• disturbed
• shocked
• spooked
• agitated
• unnerved
• worried
• perturbed
• horrified
• chicken-livered
• concerned
• weak
• disconcerted
• disquieted
• dismayed
• appalled
• wimpy
• unmanly
• terrorized
• panic-stricken

2

as in wonderful

of the very best kind

the gourmet food shop is off to a brave start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wonderful
• lovely
• beautiful
• excellent
• great
• awesome
• terrific
• fabulous
• fantastic
• superb
• marvellous
• stellar
• marvelous
• hot
• fine
• cool
• famous
• prime
• neat
• noble
• classic
• splendid
• heavenly
• good
• keen
• slick
• quality
• divine
• sensational
• grand
• exceptional
• choice
• radical
• cracking
• righteous
• frontline
• superior
• sterling
• immense
• dandy
• top
• banner
• first-rate
• too much
• swell
• fab
• first-class
• superlative
• bully
• nifty
• top-notch
• par excellence
• crackerjack
• high-class
• decent
• groovy
• prize
• mean
• gone
• unsurpassed
• boss
• topping
• capital
• blue-ribbon
• peachy
• dope
• wizard
• fantabulous
• blue-chip
• dynamite
• better
• out of this world
• top-shelf
• topflight
• first-string
• bonny
• number one
• supernal
• okay
• out-of-sight
• peachy keen
• brag
• adequate
• special
• down
• tip-top
• prizewinning
• bonnie
• bumper
• acceptable
• No. 1
• gangbuster
• bang-up
• hype
• top-of-the-line
• corking
• gangbusters
• primo
• jim-dandy
• satisfactory
• A1
• A-OK
• boffo
• OK
• five-star
• numero uno
• all right
• phat
• traditional
• gilt-edge
• four-star
• tolerable
• fancy
• passable
• classical
• premium
• select
• gilt-edged
• high-grade
• high-test
• standard
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• pathetic
• vile
• wretched
• rotten
• lousy
• atrocious
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• execrable
• substandard
• low-grade
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

brave

2 of 2

verb

as in to confront

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confront
• face
• dare
• withstand
• brazen
• breast
• beard
• defy
• stand up to
• encounter
• outbrave
• resist
• fight
• outface
• meet
• challenge
• front
• stand
• face up (to)
• approach
• affront
• oppose
• battle
• combat
• repel
• accost
• contend (with)
• square (off)
• corner

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• duck
• dodge
• shirk
• shun
• sidestep
• eschew
• escape
• evade
• shake
• elude
• funk

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brave soldiers

fearless soldiers

intrepid soldiers

courageous soldiers

valiant soldiers

heroic soldiers

brave words

bold words

courageous words

fearless words

valiant words

daring words

a brave attempt

a gutsy attempt

a bold attempt

a valiant attempt

a courageous attempt

a fearless attempt

Examples of brave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Carry-On will drop on Netflix this Dec. 13, just before many of us brave the nightmare of the airport. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024

Stephen Richer is an Arizona Republican, brave and truthful. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024

Verb

An ex-con, a Bachelorette, an Olympic gymnast and a former Beverly Hills, 90210 resident are braving the ballroom. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024

Kiwi actor and director Taika Waititi also braved the masses to buy $17.50 premium cocktails for himself and girlfriend Rita Ora. —Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024