Synonyms of intrepid

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adjective

in-ˈtre-pəd 

as in courageous

feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courageous
• brave
• fearless
• valiant
• heroic
• gallant
• adventurous
• bold
• dauntless
• undaunted
• gutsy
• valorous
• manful
• stalwart
• foolish
• impulsive
• stouthearted
• daring
• doughty
• resolute
• lionhearted
• stout
• reckless
• hardy
• spirited
• plucky
• Spartan
• gutty
• determined
• undeterred
• undauntable
• spunky
• unflinching
• greathearted
• adventuresome
• undismayed
• venturous
• venturesome
• mad
• unswerving
• daredevil
• impetuous
• audacious
• foolhardy
• game
• dashing
• brazen
• mettlesome
• gritty
• lunatic
• incautious
• madcap
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• hotheaded
• nutty
• insane
• heedless
• gamy
• overconfident
• rash
• hasty
• wild
• unafraid
• reassured
• firm
• brash
• crazy
• encouraged
• headlong
• comforted
• half-witted
• emboldened
• overbold
• precipitate
• heartened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timorous
• yellow
• timid
• pusillanimous
• dastardly
• fearful
• craven
• cowardly
• coward
• gutless
• spineless
• nerveless
• unheroic
• anxious
• spiritless
• ungallant
• careful
• fainthearted
• nervous
• cautious
• diffident
• scary
• shy
• apprehensive
• mousy
• skittish
• chicken
• prudent
• afraid
• poor-spirited
• uncourageous
• frightened
• lily-livered
• unadventurous
• startled
• chickenhearted
• terrified
• heedful
• milk-livered
• poltroon
• unnerved
• panicked
• disturbed
• weakhearted
• chicken-livered
• upset
• agitated
• perturbed
• spooked
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• concerned
• disconcerted
• worried
• disquieted
• dismayed
• appalled
• weak
• wimpy
• panic-stricken
• terrorized
• unmanly

intrepidity

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noun

as in courage

strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger

he managed to get back to camp, despite the grizzly bears, through sheer intrepidity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courage
• heroism
• gallantry
• bravery
• courageousness
• prowess
• fearlessness
• valor
• daring
• nerve
• hardihood
• virtue
• intrepidness
• stoutness
• daringness
• dauntlessness
• gutsiness
• heart
• guts
• fortitude
• pecker
• perseverance
• determination
• grit
• moxie
• stamina
• gumption
• mettle
• tenacity
• bottle
• intestinal fortitude
• temper
• greatheartedness
• endurance
• doughtiness
• spunk
• boldness
• pluckiness
• resolution
• pluck
• audacity
• effrontery
• backbone
• temerity
• fiber
• stomach
• gall
• brazenness
• cojones
• cheek

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cowardice
• timidity
• cowardliness
• fearfulness
• spinelessness
• timorousness
• faintheartedness
• feebleness
• softness
• weakness
• cold feet
• cravenness
• impotence
• dastardliness
• hesitation
• poltroonery
• irresolution
• ineffectualness
• indecision
• mousiness
• indecisiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intrepid

Adjective

Koloski-Ostrow cites one ancient account of an intrepid octopus, which climbed out of a toilet to devour fish stored in the household pantry. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

In April, as the intrepid crew of Artemis II shot around the moon, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped a photograph of the distant Earth setting behind the lunar surface. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Over time, however, some intrepid people moved into the ruins of these edifices, setting up tents on the concrete floors, using bed sheets as walls, cooking on makeshift stoves. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Back in April, people around the world paused their days to collectively watch in awe as four intrepid astronauts were launched into space toward the moon atop NASA's most powerful rocket ever. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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