Synonyms of doughty
29 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for doughty is dauntless. Other synonyms of doughty are fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted and valiant.
Synonyms and similar words for doughty
adjectiveBold; brave, courageous.
- dauntlessInvulnerable to fear or intimidation.
- fearlessWithout fear.
- intrepidFearless; bold; brave.
- resolute
- stouthearted
- valiantPossessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
- adventurous
- mettlesomeMarked by mettle or bravery; courageous.
- aweless
- bad informalBold, daring, and tough.
- boldCourageous, daring.
- brass-balled slangCourageous, brave.
- chivalrous
- courageous
- daredevilRecklessly bold; adventurous.
- daringCourageous or showing bravery; doughty.
- fortitudinousHaving fortitude; courageous.
- gallant
- gutsyMarked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
- heroic
- lionheartedBrave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.
- pluckyHaving or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
- stalwart
- stalworthStalwart.
- unafraidNot afraid.
- undaunted
- valorousHaving or displaying valour.
- venturesome
- orped archaic, dialectal
Opposite of doughty
adjectiveBold; brave, courageous.
- backboneless figuratively
- base
- soft
- bitch-ass derogatory
- boneless British
- caitiffEspecially despicable; cowardly.
- candy-assed Canada, USCowardly; timid; wimpy.
- chickenCowardly.
- chicken-heartedNot brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
- chicken-liveredCowardly.
- chickenshit slang, vulgar
- couragelessDevoid of courage; fearful, cowardly.
- cowardlyShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
- cowardy BritishCowardly.
- cowheartedCowardly.
- cowish
- cravenUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
- cravenheartedCowardly.
- cringey
- dastardMeanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.
- dastardly
- dickless figuratively, slang
- dough-faced US
- faintheartedFaint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
- fearful
- fraidy US
- gizzardless figuratively
- invertebrate
- gutless
- hen-heartedCowardly; timid.
- kiasiUnwilling to take a risk for fear that something bad or unfavorable will happen; cowardly, overly cautious and...
- lily-livered figurativelyCowardly, lacking courage.
- liver-facedLily-livered; cowardly.
- low-hearted
- milk-liveredCowardly; timorous; lacking bravery.
- mouse-heartedCowardly; timid.
- mousy
- nerveless
- nutless
- pigeon-liveredCowardly.
- poltroonishResembling a poltroon; cowardly.
- poor-spirited
- punk
- pusillanimousShowing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
- pussylike
- ratlikeResembling or characteristic of a rat, whether physically or (in behavioral terms) cunning, disloyal, or cowardly.
- rabbit-heartedTimid; cowardly.
- recrayed
- retromingent
- sissy derogatory
- spineless
- timidLacking in courage or confidence.
- timorousTending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
- unheartyNot hearty.
- weak-kneed
- white-hearted
- white-livered
- wimpishCharacteristic of a wimp.
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
Meaning of doughty
- adjective Bold; brave, courageous.
- adjective Robust, sturdy; strong and perhaps stout.
- adjective Catachresis for dowdy.
doughty in other languages
Questions about synonyms of doughty
- What is another word for doughty?
- Doughty has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant, adventurous and mettlesome.
- What is the opposite of doughty?
- The opposite of doughty is backboneless. Other antonyms of doughty are base, soft, bitch-ass, boneless and caitiff.
- What does doughty mean?
- Doughty means bold; brave, courageous.
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