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单词 unafraid
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unafraid

adjective

un·​afraid ˌən-ə-ˈfrād How to pronounce unafraid (audio)
 Southern also  -ə-ˈfred
: not afraid or frightened : not fearful
unafraid of the dark
unafraid to try new things

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Brainard has been unafraid to spend money and take on debt for large projects. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 Capaldi — unafraid to bare it all for a break-up song, as much as a good bit — does his part by belting the song while lazing around a pool and staring out at the ocean in a skimpy white speedo. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 Wholesale natural gas prices have surged since the Russian invasion of Ukraine over six months ago, and Russian energy companies have been unafraid to turn off the taps to Europe in response to Western sanctions. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Simenon was unafraid to expound on his writing, but his self-accounting is, his biographers tell us, to be picked up with tongs. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Also unafraid to use his platform was James Cromwell. Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 Rushing the net and standing tall there, unafraid, just 35 feet away. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Marin is a millennial woman on a world stage, surrounded by men in suits yet unafraid to challenge the status quo by speaking out on gay rights and climate change or by being a vehement critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. Beth Harris, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

unafraid

adjective

un·​afraid
ˌən-ə-ˈfrād
: not afraid

unafraid

adjective

as in encouraged
not frightened or fearful He is unafraid of failure. They were unafraid to take a chance.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • encouraged
  • brave
  • determined
  • fearless
  • courageous
  • comforted
  • daring
  • emboldened
  • reassured
  • undaunted
  • bold
  • resolute
  • dauntless
  • heartened
  • gutsy
  • unflinching
  • valiant
  • intrepid
  • undeterred
  • lionhearted
  • undismayed
  • stouthearted
  • valorous
  • heroic
  • spirited
  • unswerving
  • stalwart
  • doughty
  • foolish
  • plucky
  • adventurous
  • gallant
  • game
  • hardy
  • gritty
  • spunky
  • mad
  • audacious
  • adventuresome
  • gutty
  • heroical
  • stout
  • venturous
  • venturesome
  • undauntable
  • dashing
  • firm
  • brazen
  • reckless
  • mettlesome
  • greathearted
  • impetuous
  • heedless
  • foolhardy
  • brash
  • thoughtless
  • overconfident
  • imprudent
  • insane
  • incautious
  • lunatic
  • impulsive
  • rash
  • daredevil
  • hotheaded
  • overbold
  • wild
  • nutty
  • Spartan
  • headlong
  • crazy
  • madcap
  • hasty
  • precipitate
  • half-witted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • timid
  • afraid
  • shy
  • anxious
  • nervous
  • careful
  • scary
  • cautious
  • apprehensive
  • diffident
  • skittish
  • frightened
  • prudent
  • scared
  • terrified
  • startled
  • mousy
  • mousey
  • upset
  • unadventurous
  • heedful
  • disturbed
  • unnerved
  • spooked
  • shocked
  • agitated
  • concerned
  • perturbed
  • panicked
  • worried
  • horrified
  • disconcerted
  • disquieted
  • fearful
  • terrorized
  • weak
  • coward
  • cowardly
  • timorous
  • yellow
  • craven
  • wimpy
  • pusillanimous
  • gutless
  • spineless
  • unheroic
  • fainthearted
  • dastardly
  • panic-stricken
  • nerveless
  • spiritless
  • chicken
  • ungallant
  • uncourageous
  • chickenhearted
  • weakhearted
  • milk-livered
  • lily-livered
  • poltroon
  • poor-spirited
  • chicken-livered
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