greathearted

adjective

ˈgrāt-ˌhär-təd How to pronounce greathearted (audio)
Definition of greatheartednext
1
as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service

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2
as in great
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature a greathearted program to provide basic necessities to millions of children in war-torn countries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greathearted
  1. courageous
  2. great
  3. noble
  4. brave
  5. high
  6. fearless
  7. heroic
  8. valiant
Adjective
  • These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of courageous
Adjective
  • The increase in net loss is due to the decrease in sales being greater than the decrease in operating expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Nancy talks about how great Guy and Chock seem to be and tells Joan not to give all this power to Pascal.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of great
Adjective
  • In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • No matter how well-intentioned a policy goal or noble a humanitarian cause, there are always tradeoffs to weigh before deciding on a course of action.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of noble
Adjective
  • Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • The higher the rank, the richer in rational points the curve will be.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • But after visiting this slice of high desert (and subsequently moving here), my appreciation and fondness for the Southwest’s geological diversity, and that of Sedona’s upper Sonoran Desert region has only deepened.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of high
Adjective
  • This is the environment of sages and of fearless leadership, dancing with the cosmos.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, back on land, Chock is having a heart-to-heart with our fearless host, Jesse Palmer.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of fearless
Adjective
  • Election officials did a heroic job this year, said Pamela Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, a nonprofit that works with state and local election officials to keep voting systems secure.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And what is the Trump campaign producing if not fantastical propaganda intended to conjure a false image of Joe Biden’s America as a dark, dangerous place on the verge of destruction, besieged by immigrants, and savable only by one heroic man?
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of heroic
Adjective
  • Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of valiant
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