undaunted
/ʌnˈdɔːntɪd
/adjective
Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment: they were undaunted by the huge amount of work needed...
- The intrepid cast are undaunted by the difficulties of the shoot.
- He was saved by undaunted courage, his own and that of hundreds of men.
- In recent years Pete suffered grievously from stomach cancer, but his courage and commitment remained undaunted.
Synonyms
unafraid, undismayed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unabashed, unfaltering, unflagging, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, bold, valiant, brave, stout-hearted, lionhearted, courageous, heroic, gallant, doughty, plucky, game, mettlesome, gritty, steely, indomitable, resolute, determined, confident, audacious, daring, daredevil
informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy, feisty, cocky
Derivatives
undauntedly
- He stood undauntedly against barbarity, brutality and injustice.
- Nevertheless, I undauntedly continued to repeatedly pester them.
- ‘Let them get close,’ replied the captain undauntedly.
undauntedness
- My undauntedness was just then shattered by the sound of very large plates landing on our table.
- But I've been regretting my undauntedness because it makes me seem callous to my wife's difficulty with the wait.
- The present Chinese acrobatics is full of optimism and well reflects the industry, resourcefulness, courage and undauntedness of the Chinese people.