Courageous and Timorous

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Courageous adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order

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Timorous is an antonym for courageous in brave topic.

Nearby Words: courage, courageously

Timorous adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public

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Courageous is an antonym for timorous.

Nearby Words: timid, timidly, timorously

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