fearless

[ feer-lis ]

/ ˈfɪər lɪs /

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adjective

without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.

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RELATED WORDS

intrepid, wise, daring, confident, spunky, gutsy, cocky, smart, courageous, heroic, bold, assured, brassy, cheeky, crack, dashing, dauntless, doughty, flip, fresh

Nearby words

fealty, fear, feared, fearful, fearfully, fearless, fearnought, fearsome, feasance, feasibility study, feasible

Origin of fearless

First recorded in 1350–1400, fearless is from the Middle English word fereles. See fear, -less

ANTONYMS FOR fearless

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Related forms

fear·less·ly, adverbfear·less·ness, noun

Synonym study

See brave.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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