Synonyms for valor
- noun
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bravery — strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a…
bravery, courage, prowess, daring, intrepidity, boldness, spirit, pluck, nerve, intrepidness, fortitude, fearlessness, guts, grit
2. Heroism
heroism, gallantry, chivalry, valiance, valorousness US, valourousness UK, valiancy dated, valiantise dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a feeling of upstanding bravery against adversity.
- n. 2
Individually sustained verve or passion.
Valor wins the battle, not death!
Related words
- Other spellings
- valour UK
Forms
- Plural
- valors → braveries, courages, prowesses, darings…
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Prowess and valor imply both daring and doing; we do not speak of the prowess of a martyr, a child, or a passive sufferer.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- courage We admired his wisdom, not to mention his courage.
- bravery There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
- prowess Men sometimes overestimate their sexual prowess.
- heroism Ivan thanked Rima for her heroism.
- gallantry Marital gallantry is a special art.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| valor | rising | |
| courage | rising | |
| bravery | rising | |
| prowess | rising | |
| intrepidity | falling | |
| heroism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- guts1, grit1
- 5 letters
- nerve1, pluck1
- 6 letters
- spirit2, daring2
- 7 letters
- courage2, bravery3, prowess2, heroism4
- 8 letters
- chivalry3, boldness2, valiance, valiancy
- 9 letters
- fortitude3, gallantry3, stoutness2
- 10 letters
- valiantise
- 11 letters
- intrepidity5
- 12 letters
- fearlessness, intrepidness, valorousness
- 13 letters
- valourousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spirit2 = 2 syllables).