brave

Plural: braves

Noun

• a North American Indian warrior
• people who are brave
  • "the home of the free and the brave"
• A Native American warrior.
• A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
• A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

Verb

Verb Forms: braved, braving, braves

• To confront or face something dangerous or unpleasant with courage.
• face and withstand with courage
  • "She braved the elements"
• To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
• To adorn; to make fine or showy.

Adjective

• Possessing or showing courage; ready to face danger or pain.
• possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; - Herman Melville; - William Wordsworth
  • "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"

Adjective Satellite

• invulnerable to fear or intimidation
• brightly colored and showy
  • "girls decked out in brave new dresses"
  • "brave banners flying"

Adj

• Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
• Making a fine show or display.
• Foolish or unwise.

Examples

• I had to BRAVE the risk of opening a triple letter score for my opponent.
• It takes a BRAVE player to open the board on the first Scrabble move.

Synonyms

audacious, brave out, braw, courageous, dauntless, endure, fearless, gay, hardy, intrepid, unfearing, weather, adventurous, aweless, bad, bold, brass-balled, chivalrous, daredevil, daring, doughty, fortitudinous, gallant, gutsy, heroic, lionhearted, orped, plucky, resilient, stalwart, stalworth, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome

Antonyms

cowardly, timid, afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, mean, meek, shy, uncourageous, unhearty, weak

Related Words

badass, bravado, bravery, bravo, bravura, courage, coward, hero, BRAVELY

Anagrams of brave