Brave
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English
Adjective
Brave (comparative braver, superlative bravest)
- Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Noun
Brave (plural Braves)Verb
Brave (third-person singular simple present braves, present participle braving, simple past and past participle braved)
Adjectives for Brave
vanquished; murderous; sensible; aged;venerated; tremulous; reckless; selected; gifted; itinerant.
Adverbs for Brave
physically; indomitably; nobly; conspicuously; inherently; unflinchingly; heroically; magnificently; uncommonly; eminently; gallantly; resolutely; steadily; essentially; confidently; pluckily; valorously; valiantly; remarkably; unbelievably; sublimely; quietly; patiently; exceedingly ;defiantly; fearlessly; tremulously; recklessly; stalwartly; unselfishly; nobly; passionately; haughtily; staunchly; patriotically.
Synonyms for Brave
courageous, resilient, stalwart, fearless, heroic, gallant, bold, valiant, chivalrous, undaunted, venturesome, adventurous, dauntless, chivalrous, firm, hardy, plucky.
Antonyms for Brave
cowardly, mean, weak, timid, shrinking.
Thesaurus
resolute, rifle, rifleman, risk, ruin, run the chance, run the gauntlet, run the risk, sabotage, scotch, scream defiance, serviceman, set at defiance, set before, show fight, showy, smart, snazzy, soldier, soldierlike, soldierly, speak out, speak up, spearman, spectacular, spike, spirited, splashy, splendid, splurgy, spoil, sporty, spunky, stalwart, stand, stand for, stand up to, stare down, staunch, steadfast, stem, stick, stonewall, stout, stouthearted, stump, suffer, support, sustain, take a chance, take chances, take up with, tempt Providence, the brave, thwart, tiger, tolerate, toward, unafraid, unapprehensive, unblenching, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, unfearing, unflinching, unfrightened, unshrinking, unswerving, unyielding, upset, useful, valiant, valiant knight, valorous, venture, venturesome, vivid, warrior, warrioress, Achilles, Amazon, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, abide, abide with, advantageous, affront, air serviceman, audacious, aweless, baffle, balk, banter, bear, bear with, beard, bell the cat, beneficial, bid defiance, bide, bite the bullet, blast, bold, bold-spirited, bravura, braw, brazen, brazen out, breast, bright, bring before, bring forward, bring up, brook, bulldog, call out, cannon fodder, challenge, chance, checkmate, chichi, chivalric, chivalrous, chutzpanik, circumvent, colorful, colory, confident, confound, confront, confront with, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, courageous, court destruction, cross, dare, daring, dash, dashing, dauntless, decorated hero, defeat, defiant, defy, defy danger, demigod, demigoddess, destroy, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dish, disrupt, double-dare, doughty, dressy, elude, encounter, endure, envisage, exhibitionistic, face, face out, face the music, face up, face up to, face with, favorable, favoring, fearless, fighting cock, fighting man, fine, flashing, flashy, flaunting, flummox, foil, food for powder, forget the odds, frilly, front, frothy, frustrate, gallant, gamble, game, gamecock, glittering, good soldier, grand, greathearted, gritty, gutsy, halberdier, handsome, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, hardy, hazard, helpful, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, hoplite, indomitable, intrepid, ironhearted, jaunty, jazzy, knightlike, knightly, knock the chocks, lay before, legionary, lion, lionhearted, lump, lump it, macho, man of courage, man-at-arms, manful, manly, meet, meet boldly, meet head-on, meet squarely, mettlesome, military man, navy man, noble, nonplus, outdare, outface, paladin, perplex, persevere, pikeman, place before, play with fire, plucky, present to, propitious, put it to, put up with, rakish,
Etymology
French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, from Provençal brau 'show-off', from Gaulish *bragos (compare Middle Irish breagha (modern breá) 'fine', Breton braga 'to strut').
