Meaning & use

undaunted

adjective·Academic

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not discouraged or intimidated by difficulty, danger, or failure.

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Undaunted by the storm, the climbers continued toward the summit.

She remained undaunted after her first business failed and started a new one.

A note on using this word

Undaunted almost always appears with 'by,' describing what someone refused to be discouraged by.

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Words with an opposite meaning

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