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daring

/ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Daring means: disposed to venture or take risks.

Synonyms for daring26

noun, as in the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

boldness, hardiness, hardihood

noun, as in a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

dare

adjective, as in disposed to venture or take risks

audacious, venturesome, venturous, adventurous, adventuresome

adjective, as in radically new or original

avant-garde, original

also used for daring

dareful, bold, courageous, mettlesome, aweless, bad, brass-balled, chivalrous, daredevil, audacity, fearlessness, balls, bield, boldhead, bravehood

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What does daring mean?4

adjective

1

disposed to venture or take risks“audacious visions of the total conquest of space”

2

radically new or original“an avant-garde theater piece”

noun

1

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger“the proposal required great boldness”

2

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy“he could never refuse a dare”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with daring?19

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Daring in a sentence

  • It was a daring adventure, full of thrill and excitement.unknown
  • If men knew all that women thought, they'd be a thousand times more daring.caspian
  • She squirmed sheepishly, not daring to meet her mother's eyes.serendipity42
  • Flight across the continent was still a daring venture.unknown
  • I can hardly hold my own against his daring.unknown
  • Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.unknown
  • It was very daring of you to say that.AlanF_US
  • It was at once clear that a daring and gigantic robbery had been committed.Hybrid

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Forms of daring

as a noun

plural
darings