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intrepid

/ɪnˈtrɛp.ɪd/
in · trep · id
Adverb:intrepidly
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intrepid Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance; adventurous and undaunted by danger or hardship.

Example

"The intrepid explorers spent months trekking across the frozen continent to gather climate data."

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• Rhymes for intrepid

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intrauterine
intravenous
intravenously
intrepid
intrepidly
intrepidness
intricacy

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 17th century from French intrépide or directly from Latin intrepidus ('unshaken, undaunted'), formed from the privative prefix in- ('not') and trepidus ('alarmed, anxious, trembling'), which also gives English the word 'trepidation'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Intrepid. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/intrepid
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