Antonyms for dauntless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dawnt-lis, dahnt-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔnt lɪs, ˈdɑnt-


Definition of dauntless

Origin :
  • 1590s, from daunt + -less. Related: Dauntlessly.
  • adj bold, courageous
Example sentences :
  • And, firm and dauntless, Morton laid his hand on the giant's vest.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But she has never since been quite so dauntless, quite so full of the joy of life.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • And straight against that great array, forth went the dauntless three.
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, dauntless victor.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • There was a dauntless spirit of resolution in the eyes of the younger man.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Was there any virtue at all in that dauntless enterprise of hers?
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
  • And up rose the dauntless Matilda, who feared neither man nor ghost.
  • Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • It was with this dauntless spirit we entered on the task before us.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Why did not every man of the tribe of Simeon become a Goel to the dauntless assassin?
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

Synonyms for dauntless

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