Dashing and Pusillanimous

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Dashing adjective - Inclined or willing to take risks.

Usage example: the dashing heroes in stories about the American West

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Pusillanimous is an antonym for dashing.

Nearby Words: dashed, dashingly, dasher

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

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Dashing is an antonym for pusillanimous.

Nearby Word: pusillanimity

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Pusillanimous and Dashing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dashing/pusillanimous

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