Brave and Foil

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Brave

Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
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Foil and brave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foil" instead a verb "Brave".
Nearby Words: bravery, bravely, braved, braving

Foil

Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
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Brave and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brave" instead a verb "Foil".
Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

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name brave name foil name
trap brave trap foil trap
way brave way foil way

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  • Worthless Yellow Rocks It is then up to the brave Communist heroes to foil his plot to Take Over the World.
    Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks
  • Western Animation / Donkey Kong Country Superpowered Alter Ego: Leo Luster, the result of a chemical mixing of various hair-growth formula's, turns Bluster into a complete foil of himself: A suave, smooth talking, effective, brave, bold, and handsome monkey with a deep soothing voice.
    Source: Western Animation / Donkey Kong Country
  • Cowardly Sidekick A Sidekick with a peculiar twist: presumably to serve as a Foil to a brave (or cocky) hero, they're so yellow that one has to wonder how the heck they ended up in the adventure business in the first place.
    Source: Cowardly Sidekick
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