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English adjective: daring | |||
| 1. | daring disposed to venture or take risks | ||
| Samples | Audacious visions of the total conquest of space. An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas. The most daring of contemporary fiction writers. A venturesome investor. A venturous spirit. | ||
| Synonyms | audacious, venturesome, venturous | ||
| Similar | adventuresome, adventurous | ||
| Antonyms | unadventurous | ||
| 2. | daring radically new or original | ||
| Samples | An avant-garde theater piece. | ||
| Synonyms | avant-garde | ||
| Similar | original | ||
| Antonyms | unoriginal | ||
English noun: daring | |||
| 1. | daring (communication) a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy | ||
| Samples | He could never refuse a dare. | ||
| Synonyms | dare | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
| 2. | daring (attribute) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger | ||
| Samples | The proposal required great boldness. The plan required great hardiness of heart. | ||
| Synonyms | boldness, hardihood, hardiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fearlessness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, brazenness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, shamelessness, temerity, venturesomeness | ||
| Attribute | bold | ||
| Antonyms | timidity, timorousness | ||
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