📖 Definitions of "Dared"
verb
- 1
To have enough courage (to do something).
"I wouldn't dare argue with my boss."
- 2
To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
"I dare you (to) kiss that girl."
- 3
To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
"Will you dare death to reach your goal?"
- 4
To terrify; to daunt.
verb
- 1
To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.
- 2
To lie or crouch down in fear.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dared"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| beardednoun | Having a beard; involving a beard. |
| challengedverb | (euphemistic) Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives. |
| defiedverb | (transitive) To refuse to obey. |
| didnoun | Initialism of direct inward dialing. [The ability to make an external telephone call to an internal extension within an organization.] |
| liednoun | (music) An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| venturedverb | (transitive) To risk or offer. |
| riskedverb | (transitive) To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome). |
| confrontedverb | (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. |
| faced | (slang) drunk |
| bravedverb | (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke. |
| hazarded | Having hazards. |
| adventuredverb | (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare. |
| gambledverb | To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain. |
| attempted | Tried, with the connotation of failure. |
| essayedverb | (dated, transitive) To attempt or try. |
| endeavoredverb | (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. |
| undertookverb | (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). |
| tried | Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable. |
| experimentedverb | (intransitive) To conduct an experiment. |
| tested | the first official live album by punk rock band Bad Religion. |
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