unafraid
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈfreɪd/
- He was unafraid to speak his mind at the meeting, despite the potential backlash.
- a man who is unafraid
He's strong, he's a leader, he's decisive, and he is unafraid.
- He's strong, he's a leader, he's decisive, and he is unafraid.
- Look, I know who I am and I can even face death unafraid.
- The epithet for the school or the saying is go forth unafraid.
- She said, what I love is when students learn to be unafraid.
- And I mean, it's just in general, you're unafraid to to to ground yourself in some of the most amazing scientific ideas of our time.
- things that you're going to do. It's being unafraid to make those mistakes is being unafraid that you're not yet great.
- What is something new that you tried on this album to be unafraid?
- But he's got a real pure heart and he listens and he's unafraid to take on.
- Rupert's way scarier and tougher and more of a ball Buster and just he's just unafraid.
- You've been me mates since the Johns who were unafraid to tell me when I'm acting like a prick, which is what we all need.
- And the one thing about Trump, he has a very stiff neck and it has persisted unabashed, unafraid through withering fire.
Examples
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To find my audience, I have learned to be unafraid of my voice and point of view.
Academic text (2010) -
Thank you to the people who are unafraid to jump in and do the heavy lifting.
Blog text (28) -
"Kids know how to use the tools; they are unafraid of not knowing," she says.
Academic text (2007) -
These guys are unafraid to go where no one else will go and really solid reporting.
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Her gray eyes were, for the first time in his memory, calm and unafraid.
Fiction book (1993) -
But I learned of love, and I lived unafraid, and I've learned to trust.
Blog text (26) -
We did make real progress then; we were unafraid to dissent, and we acted upon our values.
Blog text (29) -
The Martha portrayed in Luke 10:38-42 is independent and unafraid to question authority.
Fiction book (1996) -
Now that was a woman for a man to look at twice; feisty, clear-eyed, unafraid, and in her prime.
Fiction book (1995) -
Its staff will fight on, unbowed and unafraid, with the courage to which you have become accustomed.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Not afraid to face danger or problems
Feeling confident and free from worry or doubt
Shows courage in dangerous or hard situations
Not showing fear in dangerous and difficult situations
Not worried or surprised by a sudden problem
Not afraid or discouraged when facing something difficult
Calm and not worried about problems
A person who is brave and not afraid to face danger
Not afraid when people try to scare or stop you
Someone who feels calm and not upset about problems
Not feeling fear when facing something dangerous or scary
Not afraid to do things that seem dangerous or difficult
Not feeling afraid
Not feeling afraid when facing danger or difficulty
Not afraid of danger or threats and showing courage
Not feeling afraid or worried
Not worried or afraid when something might be wrong
Not afraid to keep going when things are difficult
Not aware of danger or risk
Antonyms
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unafraid is formed from the small prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word afraid, which originally meant 'in fear'. So unafraid simply means 'not feeling fear'.