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intrepid

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Fearless; bold; brave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fearless, unafraid, courageous

Antonyms: trepid

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • audacious explorers
  • fearless reporters and photographers
  • intrepid pioneers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, unfearing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *trep- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin trepidus Latin intrepiduslbor. French intrépidebor. English intrepid From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”).

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ደፋር (däfar) — fearless
  • Arabic: جريء (jarīʔ) — fearless
  • Arabic: جريئة (jarīʔa) — fearless
  • Bengali: নির্ভীক (nirbhik) — fearless
  • Bengali: নির্ভয় (nirbhoẏ) — fearless
  • Bengali: নিরাতঙ্ক (niratoṅko) — fearless
  • Bulgarian: безстрашен (bezstrašen) — fearless
  • Bulgarian: неустрашим (neustrašim) — fearless
  • Catalan: intrèpid — fearless
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) — fearless
  • Chinese Mandarin: 无畏 (wúwèi) — fearless
  • Chukchi: айыԓгыкыԓьэн (ajyḷgykyḷʹėn) — fearless
  • Czech: nebojácný — fearless
  • Czech: odvážný — fearless
  • Czech: neohrožený — fearless
  • Dutch: onversaagd — fearless
  • Dutch: onvervaard — fearless
  • Dutch: onbevreesd — fearless
  • Esperanto: maltima — fearless
  • Estonian: kartmatu — fearless
  • Estonian: kohkumatu — fearless
  • Estonian: julge — fearless
  • Estonian: vapper — fearless
  • Finnish: peloton — fearless
  • Finnish: rohkea — fearless
  • Finnish: arkailematon — fearless
  • Finnish: urhea — fearless
  • French: intrépide — fearless
  • Georgian: უშიშარი (ušišari) — fearless
  • Georgian: გაბედული (gabeduli) — fearless
  • Georgian: მამაცი (mamaci) — fearless
  • German: unerschrocken — fearless
  • German: furchtlos — fearless
  • German: mutig — fearless
  • Greek: ατρόμητος (atrómitos) — fearless
  • Greek: άφοβος (áfovos) — fearless
  • Ancient Greek: ἄτρεστος (átrestos) — fearless
  • Ancient Greek: ἀτρόμητος (atrómētos) — fearless
  • Ancient Greek: ἄφοβος (áphobos) — fearless
  • Hungarian: rettenthetetlen — fearless
  • Italian: ardito — fearless
  • Italian: coraggioso — fearless
  • Italian: intrepido — fearless
  • Latin: inpavidus — fearless
  • Latin: intrepidus — fearless
  • Manx: neuagglit — fearless
  • Māori: wehikore — fearless
  • Norwegian: uforferdet — fearless
  • Persian: نترس (natars) — fearless
  • Plautdietsch: brow — fearless
  • Polish: nieustraszony — fearless
  • Portuguese: intrépido — fearless
  • Russian: бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj) — fearless
  • Russian: отва́жный (otvážnyj) — fearless
  • Russian: неустраши́мый (neustrašímyj) — fearless
  • Sanskrit: वीतभी (vītabhī) — fearless
  • Spanish: intrépido — fearless
  • Spanish: denodado — fearless
  • Swedish: modig — fearless
  • Swedish: oförskräckt — fearless
  • Swedish: orädd — fearless
  • Turkish: gözü pek — fearless
  • Turkish: korkusuz — fearless
  • Turkish: yılmaz — fearless
  • Ottoman Turkish: قورقوسز (korkusuz) — fearless
  • Ukrainian: безстра́шний (bezstrášnyj) — fearless
  • Ukrainian: відва́жний (vidvážnyj) — fearless
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