Synonyms for doughty
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Intrepid — bold; brave, courageous
intrepid, brave, gallant, valiant, valorous, courageous, heroic, stalwart, plucky informal, dauntless, chivalrous, fearless, adventurous, bold, resolute, gutsy, stout-hearted, daring, lion-hearted, undaunted, hardy, stout
Definitions
- adj. 1
Bold; brave, courageous.
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The daring step out to defy danger; the dauntless will not flinch before anything that may come to them; the doughty will give and take limitless hard knocks.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- brave When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
- valiant Her appearance presented a valiant attempt at smartness.
- gallant “You seem a gallant young gentleman, sir,” he said.
- intrepid Many tried to carry out the deed of the intrepid mountaineer.
By length
- 4 letters
- bold1
- 5 letters
- brave1, hardy2, stout1, gutsy2
- 6 letters
- heroic3, daring2, plucky2
- 7 letters
- valiant2, gallant2
- 8 letters
- fearless2, resolute3, intrepid3, stalwart2, valorous
- 9 letters
- dauntless, undaunted3
- 10 letters
- courageous3, chivalrous
- 11 letters
- adventurous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).