courageous
adjective/kəˈreɪdʒəs/
Frequency rank: #6,893 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Having or showing courage; brave in the face of danger or difficulty.
Example sentence
The courageous firefighter ran into the burning building to save the child.
Synonyms & related words
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