fearless

[ feer-lis ]

/ ˈfɪər lɪs /

without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.

Nearby words

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

ANTONYMS FOR fearless

Related formsfear·less·ly, adverbfear·less·ness, noun

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She fearlessly embraces everything, from sight gags to pratfalls.
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I certainly used it as an opportunity to fearlessly allow my shadow self to drive the car for six months.
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“Now this is the most fearlessly unsophisticated statement that anyone over the age of 15 has ever made,” May said.
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How can a nation so boisterous and fearlessly irreverent be dismissed as a dictatorship?
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She reminds me of her aunt in the portrait she fought for so fearlessly: stoic yet approachable, with a hint of a smile.
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Consequently he has always classed himself as an advanced thinker and fearlessly outspoken reformer.
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She was returning not only fearlessly but with a certain defiant satisfaction.
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The occupants are skillful boatmen, and will fearlessly face wind and wave that would appall the heart of the Naskopie.
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That duty will be performed freely and fearlessly, by the author of this work, come weal or come woe.
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And who that thinks with me will not fearlessly adopt the oath that I take?
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Word Origin and History for fearlessly

adj.

early 15c., from fear (n.) + -less. Related: Fearlessly; fearlessness.