Synonyms of the word

courageous

• adj. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
• adj. Of an action, that requires courage.

adventuresome

• adj. Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.

adventurous

• adj. (of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise;…
• adj. (of an act or product) Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash.

bold

• n. (obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
• adj. Courageous, daring.
• adj. (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
• adj. Presumptuous.
• adj. (Ireland) naughty, insolent, badly-behaved.
• adj. Full-bodied.
• adj. (Philippine English) naked, pornographic.
• v. (transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To make bold or daring.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To become bold.

brave

• adj. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• adj. (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
• adj. Making a fine show or display.
• n. (dated, possibly offensive) A Native American warrior.
• n. (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
• n. (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
• v. (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.

desperate

• adj. Being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless.
• adj. Without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious.
• adj. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable.
• adj. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous.
• adj. Extremely intense.
• adj. In need of something very much.

fearless

• adj. Without fear.

gallant

• adj. Brave, valiant.
• adj. Honorable.
• adj. Grand, noble.
• adj. (obsolete) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
• adj. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
• n. (dated) Fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women.
• n. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
• n. An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
• n. (nautical) topgallant.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To attend or wait on (a lady).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

game

• n. A playful or competitive activity.
• n. (countable) A video game.
• n. (countable, informal, nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
• n. (countable, figuratively) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
• n. (countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
• n. (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
• n. (uncountable, informal, used mostly of males) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
• n. (countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal; a scheme.
• adj. (colloquial) Willing to participate.
• adj. (of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded,…
• adj. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
• adj. Injured, lame (of a limb).
• v. (intransitive) To gamble.
• v. (intransitive) To play video games and be a gamer.
• v. (transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit…
• v. (transitive, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

gamey

• adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of consumed game (meat).
• adj. Plucky, spirited or gritty.
• adj. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.

gamy

• adj. Alternative spelling of gamey.

gritty

• adj. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
• adj. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
• adj. (film, literature) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent.

heroic

• adj. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
• adj. Courageous; displaying heroism.

lionhearted

• adj. Brave, courageous.

mettlesome

• adj. Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.

resolute

• adj. Firm, unyielding, determined.
• adj. (obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.

spirited

• v. simple past tense and past participle of spirit.
• adj. Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.

spunky

• adj. Spirited or plucky.
• adj. (Britain) Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).
• adj. (Britain) Stained with semen.

stalwart

• adj. Firmly built.
• adj. Courageous.
• n. one who has a strong build.
• n. one who firmly supports a cause.
• n. a dependable person.

stouthearted

• adj. Brave, courageous and plucky.
• adj. Stubborn, resolute.

unafraid

• adj. Not afraid.

undaunted

• adj. Showing courage and resolution.
• adj. Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

valiant

• adj. Showing courage or determination; heroic.
• n. A person who acts with valor, showing hero-like characteristics in the midst of danger.

valorous

• adj. Having or displaying valour.