Brave and Mousy

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Brave adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: despite considerable risk to their own safety, the brave team of rescuers rushed into the collapsed building

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Mousy is an antonym for brave.

Nearby Words: bravery, bravely, braved, braving

Mousy adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there

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Brave is an antonym for mousy.

Nearby Words: mouse, mousey, mousing

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