Synonyms for fearless
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Brave
brave, courageous, dauntless, intrepid, daring, bold, valiant, audacious, undaunted, heroic, gallant, doughty, valorous, manly, hardy, game, unfearing, gutsy, adventurous, plucky informal, stalwart, chivalrous
2. Unafraid
unafraid, unflinching, unterrified, unapprehensive, unfrightened
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Without fear.
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The fearless and intrepid possess unshaken nerves in any place of danger.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- brave When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
- courageous Tom told Mary that he thought John was courageous.
- intrepid Many tried to carry out the deed of the intrepid mountaineer.
- dauntless Mary was dauntless in the face of Tom's abuse.
- unafraid Tom and Mary told everyone that they were unafraid.
- unflinching He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fearless | rising | |
| brave | rising | |
| courageous | steady | |
| intrepid | rising | |
| dauntless | steady | |
| unafraid | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- game1, bold1
- 5 letters
- brave1, hardy2, manly2, gutsy2
- 6 letters
- heroic3, daring2, plucky2
- 7 letters
- valiant2, gallant2, doughty2
- 8 letters
- intrepid3, stalwart2, unafraid3, valorous
- 9 letters
- audacious3, dauntless, undaunted3, unfearing
- 10 letters
- courageous3, chivalrous, frightless
- 11 letters
- adventurous4, unflinching3, unterrified
- 12 letters
- unfrightened
- 14 letters
- unapprehensive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).