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courageous

(kəreɪdʒəs)
adjective
Someone who is courageous shows courage.
It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous.
It was a courageous decision, and one that everybody admired.
Synonyms: brave, daring, bold, plucky More Synonyms of courageous
courageously graded adverb [ADVERB with verb]

courageous in British English

(kəˈreɪdʒəs)
adjective
possessing or expressing courage
Derived forms
courageously (couˈrageously)
adverb
courageousness (couˈrageousness)
noun

courageous in American English

(kəˈreɪdʒəs)
adjective
having or showing courage; brave
SIMILAR WORDS:  brave
Derived forms
courageously (couˈrageously)
adverb
courageousness (couˈrageousness)
noun

Examples of 'courageous' in a sentence
courageous

She was such a courageous woman.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Would you consider yourself to be a courageous man?
Christianity Today (2000)
That makes you a strong and courageous young woman and already you have my respect.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is as quiet and gentle off the field as he is strong and courageous on it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The world has been mourning a courageous and unusual man.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That was a courageous family man who paid with his life.
The Sun (2008)
Here was a courageous man offering hope to others.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
He says that he is not a courageous man.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She is a very courageous woman.
The Sun (2006)
It was deemed an informative, courageous act.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But wilfully taking the life of two innocents who trusted him isn't a courageous act.
The Sun (2008)
Both people lead fulfilling, strong and courageous lives.
The Sun (2014)
The other is an amazing, courageous woman who has battled through to be the best person she can be.
The Sun (2014)
Such a selfless, courageous act.
The Sun (2016)
But I happen to think she is a very courageous woman.
The Sun (2006)
The gongs are given to courageous bobbies acting 'with no thought to his or her safety '.
The Sun (2008)
Which is why her courageous act of defiance deserves just as much attention and admiration as Bellingham's.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
courageous

British English: courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is courageous does something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
The courageous girl saved her baby sister from a house fire.
  • American English: courageous
  • Arabic: مِقْدام
  • Brazilian Portuguese: corajoso
  • Chinese: 有胆量的
  • Croatian: hrabar
  • Czech: odvážný
  • Danish: modig
  • Dutch: moedig
  • European Spanish: valeroso
  • Finnish: rohkea
  • French: courageux
  • German: mutig
  • Greek: θαρραλέος
  • Italian: coraggioso
  • Japanese: 勇気のある
  • Korean: 용감한
  • Norwegian: modig
  • Polish: odważny
  • European Portuguese: corajoso
  • Romanian: curajos
  • Russian: отважный
  • Latin American Spanish: valeroso
  • Swedish: modig
  • Thai: กล้าหาญ
  • Turkish: yürekli
  • Ukrainian: хоробрий
  • Vietnamese: can đảm

Chinese translation of 'courageous'

courageous

(kəˈreɪdʒəs)

adj

  1. 勇敢的 (yǒnggǎn de)
(adjective) 
Definition
showing courage
She is clearly a very tough and courageous woman.
Synonyms
brave
brave people who dare to challenge the tyrannical regimes
daring
a daring rescue attempt
bold
She becomes a bold, daring rebel.
plucky
The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life.
hardy
A few hardy souls leapt into the encircling seas.
heroic
The heroic sergeant risked his life to rescue 29 fishermen.
gritty
a gritty determination to get to the top
stalwart
fearless
brave and fearless soldiers
resolute
gallant
gallant soldiers who gave their lives
audacious
an audacious plan to win the presidency
intrepid
an intrepid space traveller
valiant
valiant attempts by neighbours and firefighters to rescue them
indomitable
dauntless
Perseverance and dauntless courage brought them to their goal.
ballsy (slang)
lion-hearted
He came back to produce a lion-hearted performance in the 200 metres.
valorous
stouthearted
Opposites
yellow (informal)
,
scared
,
chicken (slang)
,
cowardly
,
craven
,
timid
,
dastardly
,
spineless
,
gutless (informal)
,
timorous
,
pusillanimous
,
faint-hearted
,
chickenshit (US, slang)
,
chicken-hearted
,
lily-livered

Additional synonyms

in the sense of audacious
Definition
recklessly bold or daring
an audacious plan to win the presidency
Synonyms
daring,
enterprising,
brave,
bold,
risky,
rash,
adventurous,
reckless,
courageous,
fearless,
intrepid,
valiant,
daredevil,
death-defying,
dauntless,
venturesome
in the sense of bold
Definition
courageous, confident, and fearless
She becomes a bold, daring rebel.
Synonyms
fearless,
enterprising,
brave,
daring,
heroic,
adventurous,
courageous,
gritty,
gallant,
gutsy (slang),
audacious,
intrepid,
valiant,
plucky,
undaunted,
unafraid,
unflinching,
dauntless,
ballsy (taboo, slang),
lion-hearted,
valorous
in the sense of daring
Definition
willing to do things that may be dangerous
a daring rescue attempt
Synonyms
brave,
bold,
adventurous,
rash,
have-a-go (informal),
reckless,
fearless,
audacious,
intrepid,
impulsive,
valiant,
plucky,
game (informal),
daredevil,
ballsy (taboo, slang),
venturesome,
(as) game as Ned Kelly (Australian, slang)

Synonyms of 'courageous'

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