Antonyms for fearless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feer-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪər lɪs


Definition of fearless

Origin :
  • early 15c., from fear (n.) + -less. Related: Fearlessly; fearlessness.
  • adj brave, unafraid
Example sentences :
  • She advanced, I cannot say fearless, but therefore only the more brave.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • So fearless were they, that they made nothing of creeping in among the folds of his garments.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She noted his fearless poise, and she saw the gallant spirit in his eye.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Only her eyes were unchanged, the laughing, fearless eyes of old.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Quinn was fearless, daring, indefatigable; but Quinn was not Ferry.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Caeri was awed by the noble and fearless manner of the stranger.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • His memory of her beautiful, dark, fearless eyes was too plainly in his mind for that.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Lotty was a fearless rider and what men called "a real good sort."
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Although she was gay and fearless, she was exquisitely sensitive.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Like the spectators at the time, we cannot pity Socrates; his mien and his language are so noble and fearless.
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato

Synonyms for fearless

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