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fearless

[ feer-lis ]

adjective

  1. without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.

    Antonyms: cowardly



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Other Words From

  • fearless·ly adverb
  • fearless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fearless1

First recorded in 1350–1400, fearless is from the Middle English word fereles. See fear, -less

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Synonym Study

See brave.

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Example Sentences

At the time, the shuttle program represented a new era for NASA, one that celebrated the citizen astronaut over the Right Stuff era of fearless test pilots with military backgrounds.

Through our activism, strikes, and fearless speaking out, the youth of the world are calling on adults to care for all the glorious life that exists here—to do it now, before it’s too late.

Never Stop Arriving’ is about a state of fearless evolution.

From Digiday

Sam’s wide-ranging and fearless conversations often help me draw connections between things I’m thinking about or working on.

From Fortune

It’s something that we talked a lot about on the show, how people can go about dreaming in a fearless way and then ultimately realize it.

From Ozy

Its fearless creator opens up about the hilarious new season.

It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.

Along the way, she discovers the fearless warrior that her mother knew was inside her all along.

To be honest I am freaking out that I spoke, [but] I hadn't spoken to my parents for a week and I was fearless.

Moran does so with fearless honesty and bravura, but admits she was wary about oversharing when she wrote How to Be a Woman.

With a cold and fearless bearing, Longcluse had by this time entered the dreadful door of a prison.

He had fine features—features that told of an iron will and a fearless spirit; nevertheless, they had a gloomy cast.

Fearless, strong, and proud, he will conquer all obstacles; he will break his chains and liberate mankind.

To Helen it seemed as if the old, heroic West had spoken through this fearless giant of other days.

Then the portrait of Robert Hunter, beginning “Whether he was originally big or little,” and ending “fearless and gentle.”

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