(a.) Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a memo to AP staff, AP President Gary Pruitt remembered Niedringhaus as "spirited, intrepid and fearless, with a raucous laugh that we will always remember."
(2) The same intrepid, almost naive, fascination with a world shrouded in the icy fog of snobbery, deference, and class-consciousness animated Sampson.
(3) But the streets still have names such as Constitution Avenue and Intrepid Lane.
(4) From intrepid turtles to pioneering jellyfish, a host of animals have made their mark as the unsung heroes of space exploration.
(5) Clinton spent her preceding half-hour grilling on the Intrepid defending herself on her lax handling of classified information, a situation that a former navy lieutenant in the audience correctly observed would spell doom for a low-ranking service member.
(6) Pity the intrepid souls at Plastic Logic, who invented another reader, about to be launched any month now but which is ever so slightly, er, black and white.
(7) November In Mexico, the traditional Dia De Los Muertos festivities kicked off, and our intrepid reporter Kevin Rushby was there to capture the scenes.
(8) Once on the water, you have your way mapped out in the most unambiguous way, yet still feel intrepid.
(9) He was bright, intrepid, determined and full of character ... A very talented footballer and magnificent marine he had a lot to be proud of, yet I knew him to be an affable, generous, loyal and modest young man."
(10) It is particularly appropriate for an assemblage of protozoologists to pay homage to this intrepid "philosopher in little things," a man with an insatiable curiosity about his wee animalcules, on the tricentenary of his discovery of them, since it was an event of such long-lasting significance.
(11) He went down in the Hudson River abeam the Intrepid," he said, referring to a World War II-era aircraft carrier moored on the river as a museum.
(12) Fragments of medical information are recorded in the diaries of those early, intrepid explorers, such as Albert Cook, Henry Stanley, David Livingstone, and Albert Schweitzer.
(13) In recent years, some intrepid middle-class Indian and foreign expatriate cyclists have begun to brave Delhi's roads.
(14) In the meantime, however, the intrepid can play at being Indiana Jones at undeveloped sites on Phnom Kulen, and temple cities such as Beng Mealea and Koh Ker – and let their imaginations run wild.
(15) Ever since China reopened its doors to American releases in 1994, with the intrepid cultural ambassador that was The Fugitive, studios have fought hard to capture a fair share of the country's immense cinema audience, with artistic integrity often taking a back seat to the demands of a strict review board.
(16) Her literary path took her in the opposite direction to that of a fellow intrepid chronicler of the 20th century, JG Ballard .
(17) Supporters say they are the intrepid figureheads of a flourishing youth movement that is seeking an urgently-needed rupture with China’s authoritarian rulers.
(18) On MSNBC, he was asked if he had convinced his intrepid Iowan to vote for him in the state caucus, which kicks off the 2016 presidential contest on 1 February .
(19) The intrepid prehistoric hunter (Otzi) who was lost on a high mountain 5000 years ago and found last year was certainly an exception.
(20) In Poland, I remember Marta Krzystofowicz from those times as a graceful, intrepid conspirator for freedom.
Trepid
Definition:
(a.) Trembling; quaking.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nevertheless, he admits to a degree of trepidation.
(2) In a 2010 essay, Berman wrote of visiting the Bronx again, with trepidation, fearing that the borough's notorious self-immolation would have left nothing of the world he remembered.
(3) Trepidation gave way to further jubilation when Kightly doubled their lead.
(4) I wouldn’t put David Haye in just yet because he achieved more as a cruiserweight.” That’s a handy shopping list of varying talent and, apart from Wilder, the WBC champion with the imposing knockout record but yet to be truly stretched, it is not a field to invite trepidation.
(5) This feeling of trepidation isn't helped when I spot him, standing out a mile among the post-work drinkers and carefully dressed-down new-media types, not just because of his mane of blond hair but because his face is covered in faded bruising and the remains of a black eye.
(6) Did the pair not have any trepidation about mining the Nazis for jokes?
(7) Democrats running for president have traditionally shown “trepidation” about calling for more gun control, notes Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union.
(8) They used to approach trips to Merseyside with trepidation, but won at Anfield for the first time in 52 years in August.
(9) "Certainly, latent and overt stereotypes, fear or trepidation about others, and even naked racism may have contributed to static levels of interaction and the slow pace at which social bonds are being forged between South Africans of different race groups," the report notes.
(10) Read more The outspoken Joyce – who to the trepidation of many colleagues has been elected leader of the rural-based Nationals party and therefore also becomes deputy prime minister in Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition government – just got a little more publicity than he was banking on.
(11) In Brussels, the visit will nevertheless be watched with trepidation, for fear the Russians could make Tsipras an offer he cannot refuse.
(12) It’s so important that all views are heard and understood in order for us to learn to trust and respect each other more.” Many synod members were approaching the closed process with trepidation, Broadbent said.
(13) The annual economic update – which also sets out government's plans for managing economic growth, and provides a rough guide to the following spring's budget – is already causing some trepidation for councils.
(14) But for all the complaints about Obama’s healthcare act, one doesn’t have to go far in Northampton County to find someone who loves the law, and views the current Republican effort with trepidation, or worse.
(15) Among those are several of the constituencies where Lib Dems will be looking at any Green bounce with trepidation, such as St Ives and North Cornwall.
(16) The portion of fate that depends on the unknown is called 'douleur', and this must be considered and explored with trepidation."
(17) When she won her party's leadership contest back in March, you could sense two conflicting reactions rippling through the Welsh nationalists' collective psyche: excitement about such a radical politician taking the top job; and from more conservative quarters, a real trepidation about what she might do with her new role.
(18) While trepidation remains, things have changed rapidly.
(19) The agenda is a full one, with the mood one of caution and some trepidation.
(20) On the approach to the national stadium in Saint-Denis, which was the target for three suicide bombers almost exactly seven months ago amid terrorist attacks on the capital that killed 130 people , home fans draped tricolors around their shoulders and donned novelty chicken hats, but the usual celebratory air was undercut by a mix of defiance and trepidation.