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- Dictionarycourageous/kəˈreɪdʒəs/
adjective
- 1. not deterred by danger or pain; brave: "her courageous human rights work"
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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective courageous, which means having or marked by courage. Find out how to use courageous in a sentence and see related words and games.
courageous. adjective. us / kəˈreɪ.dʒəs / uk / kəˈreɪ.dʒəs /. Add to word list. C1. having or showing courage: It was a courageous decision to resign in protest of the company's pollution record. it is courageous of It was courageous of her to challenge the CEO's decision. Synonym.
Being courageous means that even when a situation is dangerous or scary—when it makes your heart start beating very fast—you’re still willing to face it. Being courageous doesn’t always involve facing danger.
adjective. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching. “"a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth”. “set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory”. synonyms: brave.
She showed herself to be a courageous journalist. (Definition of courage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of courage
Synonyms for COURAGEOUS: brave, fearless, valiant, heroic, heroical, gallant, bold, adventurous; Antonyms of COURAGEOUS: coward, fearful, cowardly, timid, timorous, yellow, pusillanimous, unheroic.
