undaunted

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adjective

Showing courage and resolution.

Similar
undismayedunshakenresolutebravecourageous
OriginMiddle English ondauntit →
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Meanings

adjectiveundaunted (comparative more undaunted, superlative most undaunted)

comparative more undaunted · superlative most undaunted

  1. Showing courage and resolution.

    Undaunted in the court stands Didymus, virtuously proud of rescued innocence.

    1750, “Theodora”, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music)
    1 more example

    […] for even the undaunted faith and energy of the Chicagoese cannot greatly accelerate the processes of nature in making' trees, or robing their trunks with moss.

    1881, Edwin Hodder, Cities of the world, page 318
  2. Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveunshaken in purpose

Similar
undismayedunshakenresolute

adjectiveresolutely courageous

Similar
bravecourageous
Also see
braveunabashedundismayedunshaken

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishondauntit
  2. Englishundaunted

From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted.

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Translations

Bulgarian безстрашен
  • безстрашен (bezstrašen)showing courage and resolution
Czech rozhodný, odvážný
  • rozhodnýshowing courage and resolution
  • odvážnýnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
  • neohroženýnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Dutch onbevreesd, onversaagd
  • onbevreesdshowing courage and resolution
  • onversaagdshowing courage and resolution
German unverzagt
  • unverzagtnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Greek ατρόμητος, άφοβος
  • ατρόμητος (atrómitos)showing courage and resolution
  • άφοβος (áfovos)showing courage and resolution
  • απτόητος (aptóitos)showing courage and resolution
  • απτόητος (aptóitos)not shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Hungarian rettenthetetlen
  • rettenthetetlennot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Italian imperterrito
  • imperterritonot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Latin interritus
  • interritusnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Māori mātātoa, kiriūka
  • mātātoashowing courage and resolution
  • kiriūkashowing courage and resolution
  • whakakiriūkanot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Russian бесстра́шный, неустраши́мый
  • бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj)showing courage and resolution
  • неустраши́мый (neustrašímyj)showing courage and resolution
  • бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj)not shaken, discouraged or disheartened
  • неустраши́мый (neustrašímyj)not shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Spanish impertérrito
  • impertérritonot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Swedish oförskräckt, karsk
  • oförskräcktshowing courage and resolution
  • karskshowing courage and resolution
  • oförfäradnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
  • oräddnot shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Ukrainian непохи́тний, непохи́тний
  • непохи́тний (nepoxýtnyj)showing courage and resolution
  • непохи́тний (nepoxýtnyj)not shaken, discouraged or disheartened
Cite this entry
APA

undaunted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undaunted

MLA

“undaunted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undaunted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undaunted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undaunted.

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