brave (a)
courageous#4 (a)

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type a
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def possessing or displaying courage
def able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
examples Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring Herman Melville
a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain William Wordsworth
set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
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Also see adventurous, adventuresome; bold; resolute; unafraid(p), fearless
Attribute courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
Derivationally related form courageous → courage
Derivationally related form courageous → courageousness
Derivationally related form brave → braveness
Antonym brave → cowardly
Similar to desperate, heroic; gallant; game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky; lionhearted; stalwart, stouthearted; undaunted; valiant, valorous
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Also see adventurous, adventuresome; unafraid(p), fearless; bold; resolute
Similar to desperate, heroic; gallant; game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky; lionhearted; stalwart, stouthearted; undaunted; valiant, valorous
Antonym cowardly → brave
Derived from adjective courageously → courageous
Derived from adjective bravely → brave
Derivationally related form braveness → brave
Derivationally related form courageousness → courageous
Derivationally related form courage → courageous
Attribute courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness

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