Daring and Poltroon

Opposite meaning words

Daring adjective - Inclined or willing to take risks.

Usage example: daring acrobats who risk life and limb every day for the entertainment of the crowds at the circus

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Poltroon is an antonym for daring.

Nearby Words: dare, daringly, dared

Poltroon adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.

Usage example: a military commander who was so poltroon that he surrendered without having fired so much as a single shot

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Daring is an antonym for poltroon.

Nearby Word: poltroonery

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Poltroon and Daring. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/daring/poltroon

Daring & Poltroon. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/daring/poltroon>.

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