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[ in-trep-id ] / ɪnˈtrɛp ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intrepid ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveresolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer. Origin of intrepid1690–1700; <Latin intrepidus, equivalent to in-in-3 + trepidus anxious; see trepidation SYNONYMS FOR intrepidbrave, courageous, bold. SEE SYNONYMS FOR intrepid ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR intrepidtimid. SEE ANTONYMS FOR intrepid ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM intrepidin·tre·pid·i·ty, in·trep·id·ness, nounin·trep·id·ly, adverbWords nearby intrepidin-tray, intrazonal soil, intreat, intrench, intrenching tool, intrepid, Int. Rev., intricacy, intricate, intrigant, intrigue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intrepidOne intrepid beetle, though, made the journey in just six minutes! Some beetles can be eaten by a frog, then walk out the other end|Jonathan Lambert|September 4, 2020|Science News For Students On average, it took six hours for the beetles to escape, though one intrepid individual completed the journey in just six minutes. Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog|Jonathan Lambert|August 3, 2020|Science News Intrepid university students perched on the ceiling girders and roared out a football cheer: Cheer! The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics|Michael Wolraich|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bettles, Alaska has been a gateway for intrepid travelers who want to explore the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Circle. Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the harsh sun and roaring sand of the wild Namib Desert, even the most intrepid find it impossible to stay put. Namibia’s Spooky Skeleton Coast|Nina Strochlic|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The intrepid adventurers are now walking the final 100 miles to the Pole. Dominic West Reveals That Metallica Keeps Him Going On South Pole Prince Harry Challenge|Tom Sykes|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Any suggestions for intrepid Target shoppers who want to bag some of your merchandise? Seven Questions for Phillip Lim, Who Unveils a New Target Collection September 15|The Fashion Beast Team|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST She snatched it up and ran in pursuit of the intrepid pair advancing toward the animated scene under the maple-tree. Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith Among these was Dames, of a servile birth, but of gigantic size and intrepid resolution. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon He had been a brave man, dauntless and intrepid, but cold, paralyzing fear now gripped him by the heart. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer|Cyrus Townsend Brady The miracles of the gospel could not astonish a people who held with intrepid faith the more splendid prodigies of the Mosaic law. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon "But I see that she is a woman," said the intrepid young earl. Henry VIII And His Court|Louise Muhlbach
British Dictionary definitions for intrepidDerived forms of intrepidintrepidity or intrepidness, nounintrepidly, adverbWord Origin for intrepidC17: from Latin intrepidus, from in- 1 + trepidus fearful, timid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to intrepidheroic, fearless, spunky, courageous, plucky, audacious, bold, daring, dauntless, doughty, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, lionhearted, nerveless, resolute, stalwart, unafraid, undaunted |