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Synonyms for intrepid

  • adjective

Most common

brave fearless audacious dauntless

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Adjective

1. Brave — fearless; bold; brave

brave, fearless, audacious, dauntless, hardy, doughty, daring, valiant, courageous, bold, undaunted, stalwart, gallant, gutsy, heroic, valorous, resolute, unafraid, tough, chivalrous, stout, strenuous

Other

lion-hearted, stout-hearted

Antonyms

timid, timorous, chicken-hearted

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Fearless; bold; brave.

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Intrepid or Fearless?

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.
  • fearless I want to find my energetic, fearless brother.
  • audacious Only an audacious mind will be able to solve this riddle.
  • dauntless Mary was dauntless in the face of Tom's abuse.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
intrepidrising
braverising
fearlessrising
audaciousrising
dauntlesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bold1
5 letters
tough1, brave1, hardy2, stout1, gutsy2
6 letters
heroic3, daring2
7 letters
valiant2, gallant2, doughty2
8 letters
fearless2, resolute3, stalwart2, unafraid3, valorous
9 letters
strenuous3, audacious3, dauntless, undaunted3
10 letters
courageous3, chivalrous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
intrépide
Català
intrèpid