Daring and Pusillanimous

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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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Pusillanimous is an antonym for daring.

Nearby Words: dare, daringly, dared

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

Usage example: pusillanimous politicians who vote according to whichever way the political wind is blowing

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Daring is an antonym for pusillanimous in cowardly topic.

Nearby Word: pusillanimity

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