1. (

• dare ,
• daring

) a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" ;

2. (

• boldness ,
• daring ,
• hardiness ,
• hardihood

) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart" ;

1. (

• make_bold ,
• dare ,
• presume

) take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" ;

2. (

• dare ,

) to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him"; "she dares to dress differently from the others" ;

3. (

• defy ,
• dare

) challenge; "I dare you!" ;

1. (

• audacious ,
• daring ,
• venturesome ,
• venturous

) disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" ;

2. (

• avant-garde ,
• daring

) radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" ;