courageously
15
3.8
- adverb
- /kərˈeɪdʒəsli/
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valientemente
- The firefighters courageously entered the burning building to rescue the trapped family.
- fought courageously
- act courageously
- women who courageously
But we ought to prudently, justly, courageously stand up against wrong behavior.
- But we ought to prudently, justly, courageously stand up against wrong behavior.
- Remember to invest early and often and to boldly and courageously go after the life that you want.
- It's actually a journey from living in fear to living courageously.
- Then Kathleen Blanco very courageously went against her base, created this takeover.
- Accepted it in good faith, with joy, and courageously bring it on.
- I wouldn't act courageously with my thinking and belief.
- We have the thing that we are willing and then we do so courageously, patiently, faithfully.
- I, I call it, I call it courageously resting.
- Virtue can use wealth wisely, justly, temperately, courageously, right?
- But we have to stand for what we know now and courageously, and we'll be able to pull this off.
- But I'm just so grateful for, for, for you for walking that path courageously and, and surrendering in those difficult moments when you didn't want to and trusting, you know?
- And you're courageously journeying into the shadow and into the, you know, all of that you need afterwards to have this integration.
Examples
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We can do the work within: courageously face our issues so we are not victimized.
Blog text (13) -
Instead, think back to a time when you acted courageously; when you were brave.
Blog text (23) -
But we have to stand for what we know now and courageously, and we'll be able to pull this off.
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I was able to step out courageously because I had already come out.
Blog text (30) -
So go forward, forward courageously.
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Wow, Meagan... thank you so much for courageously sharing your story here.
Blog text (12) -
We must find mentors, develop partnerships, become advocates, and courageously strike out into foreign and unknown territory.
Academic text (2005) -
...heroes courageously managed to return the missing Brooklyn girls and save a parallel world from a ruthless dictator.
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When Obama visited Africa in 2006, he spoke out candidly and courageously on the need for Africans to root out corruption.
Academic text (2009) -
At Poltusk the Russians had fought courageously and thwarted Napoleon's first attempt to out maneuver their army.
Synonyms
54
3.3
Act in a confident, brave way without fear or hesitation
48
1.7
Showing courage even when afraid
16
4.9
Acting in a brave way during a dangerous or very hard situation
13
5.5
In a brave and determined way
8
3.9
In a brave way without fear
5
6.5
To act bravely and politely to help someone
4
6.8
In a brave way that keeps trying when things are difficult
2
6.8
Act bravely and steadily when facing difficulty
2
4.6
In a brave, bold way that shows someone is willing to take risks
1
7.2
In a bold way that takes big risks
1
7.7
In a brave way without showing fear
1
8.0
In a way that shows no fear
In a brave and determined way when facing difficulty
In a brave way when facing danger, like in battle
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
courageously = courageous (transparent) = courage + ous + ly
Formed from the adjective 'courageous' + -ly to form an adverb; the meaning is directly derived from 'courage'.
Etymology
Courageously comes from courage, which comes from the old word cor meaning 'heart', and you can see the same idea in encourage. So, to act courageously is to act 'with heart', meaning to be brave when you face danger or hard times.