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intrepid

[ in-trep-id ]

/ ɪnˈtrɛp ɪd /

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adjective

resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.

Origin of intrepid

1690–1700; < Latin intrepidus, equivalent to in- in-³ + trepidus anxious; see trepidation

SYNONYMS FOR intrepid

brave, courageous, bold.

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ANTONYMS FOR intrepid

timid.

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OTHER WORDS FROM intrepid

in·tre·pid·i·ty, in·trep·id·ness, noun in·trep·id·ly, adverb

Words nearby intrepid

intravital stain, intrazonal soil, intreat, intrench, intrenching tool, intrepid, intricacy, intricate, intrigant, intrigue, intriguing

Example sentences from the Web for intrepid

Intrepid university students perched on the ceiling girders and roared out a football cheer: Cheer!

The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics |Michael Wolraich |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bettles, Alaska has been a gateway for intrepid travelers who want to explore the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed |Terry Greene Sterling |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Under the harsh sun and roaring sand of the wild Namib Desert, even the most intrepid find it impossible to stay put.

Namibia’s Spooky Skeleton Coast |Nina Strochlic |March 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The intrepid adventurers are now walking the final 100 miles to the Pole.

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Any suggestions for intrepid Target shoppers who want to bag some of your merchandise?

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She snatched it up and ran in pursuit of the intrepid pair advancing toward the animated scene under the maple-tree.

Peggy Raymond's Vacation |Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
Among these was Dames, of a servile birth, but of gigantic size and intrepid resolution.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon
He had been a brave man, dauntless and intrepid, but cold, paralyzing fear now gripped him by the heart.

Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer |Cyrus Townsend Brady
The miracles of the gospel could not astonish a people who held with intrepid faith the more splendid prodigies of the Mosaic law.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon
"But I see that she is a woman," said the intrepid young earl.

Henry VIII And His Court |Louise Muhlbach

British Dictionary definitions for intrepid

intrepid

/ (ɪnˈtrɛpɪd) /

adjective

fearless; daring; bold

Derived forms of intrepid

intrepidity or intrepidness, noun intrepidly, adverb

Word Origin for intrepid

C17: from Latin intrepidus, from in- 1 + trepidus fearful, timid