courage
noun
Synonyms
- bottle [British slang]
- bravery
- courageousness
- daring
- daringness
- dauntlessness
- doughtiness
- fearlessness
- gallantry
- greatheartedness
- guts
- gutsiness
- hardihood
- heart
- heroism
- intestinal fortitude
- intrepidity
- intrepidness
- moxie
- nerve
- pecker [chiefly British]
- prowess
- stoutness
- valor
- virtue
Example Sentences
Maria Shriver, Time, 26 Oct. 2009 Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage. Sue Monk Kidd, Reader's Digest, August 1990 But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools. Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915, in Selected Letters of Robert Frost, 1964 She has the courage to support unpopular causes. It takes courage to stand up for your rights. ABC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Leaders also must have the courage to take calculated risks. Gina Mastantuono, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Appoint justices who have the courage to stand by their convictions. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Women that are working multiple jobs yet have the courage to run for office. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 If no one has the courage to address this, a group intervention may be needed to stanch the motormouth. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 June 2022 Where in God's name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with it and stand up to the lobbyists? Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 Congress must have the courage to protect our children and pass common sense gun safety laws. Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022 Women in Balance will not only shine a light on Ferragamo’s story, but will also honor the legacy of other fearless women between the late 1950s and the early 1960s who had the courage to build a different society than the one they were born into. Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 20 May 2022 See More Word History
Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor — more at heart
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing courage
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- bravery
- heroism
- courageousness
- gallantry
- prowess
- nerve
- valor
- daring
- fearlessness
- intrepidity
- hardihood
- guts
- fortitude
- virtue
- gutsiness
- moxie
- gumption
- daringness
- stoutness
- heart
- intrepidness
- dauntlessness
- stamina
- perseverance
- determination
- grit
- pecker
- tenacity
- spunk
- mettle
- endurance
- bottle
- pluck
- boldness
- intestinal fortitude
- backbone
- audacity
- greatheartedness
- temper
- doughtiness
- resolution
- pluckiness
- temerity
- fiber
- cojones
- effrontery
- gall
- stomach
- brazenness
- cheek
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cowardice
- timidity
- cowardliness
- spinelessness
- fearfulness
- faintheartedness
- weakness
- softness
- timorousness
- feebleness
- cold feet
- cravenness
- hesitation
- impotence
- dastardliness
- poltroonery
- indecision
- irresolution
- ineffectualness
- indecisiveness
- mousiness
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of courage are mettle, resolution, spirit, and tenacity. While all these words mean "mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship," courage implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty.
In some situations, the words mettle and courage are roughly equivalent. However, mettle suggests an ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty with fortitude and resilience.
Although the words resolution and courage have much in common, resolution stresses firm determination to achieve one's ends.
While in some cases nearly identical to courage, spirit also suggests a quality of temperament enabling one to hold one's own or keep up one's morale when opposed or threatened.
Tenacity adds to resolution implications of stubborn persistence and unwillingness to admit defeat.