as in courageous
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
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Recent Examples of fearless
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Represented by the fearless ram, Aries is bold, ambitious, and nothing short of direct.
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There’s other out-of-character moments for our fearless leader.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
And not just anywhere: on Bond Street, a place that symbolizes prestige, heritage, artistry and fearless visionaries.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
The Perfect Houseplant for Your Zodiac Sign, According to an Astrologer
Aries (March 21-April 19): Color Drenching
Represented by the fearless ram, Aries is bold, ambitious, and nothing short of direct.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s other out-of-character moments for our fearless leader.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearless
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Whether Flick would be brave and take a punt on the veteran by throwing him straight into the back line was another matter entirely, though.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the podcast, one of the things that struck both of us so much was this amazing, brave, vulnerable choice that the real Molly made to allow Nikki into that room to record her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Cybertruck is indeed a valiant effort in doing something new, and that’s not what most manufacturers dare to do.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
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In a valiant effort, Wanyonyi was able to hold off all three of these 1500-meter specialists.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Case in point: Jokić's heroic 61-point game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1 proved fruitless as Denver lost in double overtime to the playoff contender.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2010
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In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Also, the Fed must be free to move quickly to deploy bold strategies, such as its bond-buying campaign during the 2008 financial crisis and emergency lending measures during the COVID-19 recession of 2020, Conti-Brown said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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From bold predictions about who's walking out with championship gold to sit-downs with WWE superstars on the verge of history, this preshow is serving as your all-access pass into the chaos, glory, and drama that makes WrestleMania the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fearless. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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