Fearless and Poltroon

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Fearless adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

Usage example: skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types

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Poltroon is an antonym for fearless.

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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Fearless is an antonym for poltroon.

Nearby Word: poltroonery

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

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

Poltroon or Fearless. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fearless/poltroon.

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