courageous
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3.3
- adjective
- /kəˈreɪdʒəs/
- The firefighter made a courageous decision to enter the burning building to save the trapped family.
- a courageous act
- morally courageous
- a courageous leader
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- Besides being brilliant and courageous, you also look gorgeous.
- You've got to be courageous now.
- That's not courageous, that's just being kind of a jerk.
- You become more courageous or more brave when you do things.
- I foresaw the Ukrainian society being courageous and resisting.
- The more you work the muscle, the more courageous you will be.
- And that was my impulse to be courageous.
- I see it as courageous and curious when you're doing what you're doing.
- But after that, even the child did this most courageous thing.
- We need people to, to be firm, to be bold, be courageous.
- It's not exactly courageous now to fight that battle in the West, OK?
- First question is what is the hardest part about being courageous?
- As nice as that is, it depends on people being courageous.
Examples
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University faculty must be courageous to facilitate academic discussions that demand the protection of LGBT youth.
Academic text (2008) -
We had been through a lot together, and he had proven himself courageous, reliable, and sensible.
Fiction book (1993) -
And it was such a courageous act and helped so many people.
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Everyone in town would be saying tomorrow what a courageous, tough old bird his mother was.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm seeing the light because of courageous young women like you.
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So I believe that I'm courageous enough to take the risk.
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Thank you, Sergeant, for the very powerful and courageous testimony.
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What was the most courageous thing that you've done?
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What you did on the court last night... was the most courageous thing I've ever seen any man do.
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We can set free a sense of ourselves as courageous people able to act powerfully for justice.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
860
1.0
Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear
149
3.8
Shows great courage when facing danger or difficulty
117
3.4
Shows courage in dangerous or hard situations
29
6.3
Brave and willing to take risks in hard situations
23
5.6
Being brave and lively in a bold, energetic way
13
6.8
To be brave and keep trying when things are hard
11
3.2
Courage to take risks or face danger
4
5.3
A person who shows great courage in dangerous or difficult situations
3
4.3
Brave and determined when facing danger or difficulty
2
8.8
Being very brave when you face danger
1
8.2
Brave and determined when facing danger or hard times
1
7.5
Showing courage in dangerous or risky situations
1
4.2
Not afraid to do very dangerous or difficult things
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Courageous comes from courage, which comes from an old Latin root cor meaning 'heart'. So, to be courageous is to have 'heart' — to face danger or difficulty even when you are afraid.