Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind: The state of not feeling fear, anxiety, or apprehension in a situation that might typically cause such feelings. It implies confidence and mental security.
   • Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them: This describes either a lack of awareness of danger or a conscious, steady courage when confronting a known threat or challenge.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She felt unafraid to speak her truth in front of the large audience.
  • The unafraid explorer ventured deep into the uncharted jungle.
  • To succeed, you must be unafraid of failure.

Advanced Usage

• "to be unafraid of": This is the most common construction, used to specify the object of fear that is absent.
  • True innovators are unafraid of challenging the status quo.
• "to stand unafraid": Often used in a more formal or literary context to describe a resolute, courageous stance.
  • He stood unafraid before his accusers.

Variants and Related Words

• Fearless (adj): Very similar in meaning, emphasizing a complete absence of fear. ()
• Dauntless (adj): Incapable of being intimidated or subdued; brave. ()
• Intrepid (adj): Fearless and adventurous. ()
• Unfazed (adj): Not disconcerted or perturbed. While similar, "unfazed" often refers to a reaction after a surprising or disturbing event, whereas "unafraid" can be a pre-existing state. ()

Synonyms

• Fearless
• Courageous
• Brave
• Confident
• Undeterred

Antonyms

• Afraid
• Fearful
• Terrified
• Apprehensive
• Timid

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Unafraid to call a spade a spade": Willing to speak the blunt truth without fear of the consequences.
  • As a critic, she is unafraid to call a spade a spade.
• "To look danger in the eye unafraid": A literary phrase meaning to confront a perilous situation with courage.
  • The soldiers looked danger in the eye, unafraid.

Adjective

1. free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
   • he was secure that nothing will be held against him
2. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them