Synonyms of dares

dares

verb

present tense third-person singular of dare

1

as in challenges

to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

I dare you to repeat that to my face!

he dared his friend to race to the end of the block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenges
• confronts
• defies
• stumps
• braves
• breasts
• faces
• brazens
• outbraves
• outfaces
• beards

2

as in confronts

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

every day the old fisherman dared the elements to make his meager living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronts
• faces
• braves
• defies
• withstands
• resists
• encounters
• breasts
• stands up to
• meets
• brazens
• outbraves
• stands
• challenges
• fights
• outfaces
• approaches
• fronts
• beards
• opposes
• affronts
• corners
• accosts
• faces up (to)
• repels
• contends (with)
• battles
• combats
• squares (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• sidesteps
• shirks
• shuns
• dodges
• ducks
• eschews
• escapes
• shakes
• evades
• eludes
• funks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dares

No one dares to make them any more. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024

Pay attention to what that actually means for the wealthy or working-class people or whoever else dares to oppose them. —Luka Ladan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024

Mima feels like a place where contradictions come alive — an exploration in contrasts that dares you to lose yourself in its layered aesthetic. —WWD, 11 Dec. 2024

The questions that nobody else dares to answer, and CEOs have to confront them. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

Cecily Brown dares going there. —Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Nobody dares question your masculinity. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024

Backstabbing and revenge are dished out for Bella, who dares to kiss her friend’s boyfriend. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024

In other words, Neptune Frost dares to imagine a future where the laborers who bring technology to life are the ones shaping its use, foregrounding the mineral elements that power our digital dreams. —Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024