brave
/bɹeɪv/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Brave means: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.
Synonyms for brave46
adjective, as in possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
and 9 more
, undaunted, valiant, valorous, adventurous, adventuresome, bold, resolute, unafraid, fearlessadjective, as in invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Opposites of brave
What does brave mean?6
adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching“Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring”
invulnerable to fear or intimidation“audacious explorers”
brightly colored and showy“girls decked out in brave new dresses”
verb
face and withstand with courage“She braved the elements”
noun
a North American Indian warrior
people who are brave“the home of the free and the brave”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with brave?17
two syllables
Brave in a sentence
- Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.shekitten
- He appears brave, but it's just an act.CK
- Brave man as he was, he recoiled at the sight.unknown
- She was brave and cheerful, and always made little of her troubles.unknown
- He is strong, brave and, above all, kind.CM
- The future does not belong to the faint-hearted, it belongs to the brave.Clavain
- Robinson is a practical, rational and brave man.unknown
- Brave people feel fear, but that doesn't stop them.Source_VOA
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Forms of brave
as a noun
- plural
- braves
as a verb
- past tense
- braved
- present participle
- braving
- third-person singular
- braves
- past participle
- braved
as a adjective
- comparative
- braver
- superlative
- bravest