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gallant

[gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt] / ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt /
ADJECTIVE
brave, splendid
Synonyms
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courageous courtly fearless gritty heroic honorable noble plucky quixotic valiant
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bold daring game grand
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attentive considerate courteous dashing dauntless dignified doughty fire-eating glorious gracious hairy intrepid lionhearted lofty magnanimous polite stately stouthearted suave thoughtful urbane valorous
Antonyms
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afraid cowardly fearful meek timid unrefined
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shy unwilling
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ungentlemanly unmannerly

Example Sentences

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Especially moving in “Neptune’s Fortune” is the insight and empathy Mr. Sancton brings to his consideration of the book’s bedeviled but oddly gallant protagonist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It is alive, it exists, you know people who are gallant, have witnessed gallantry and understand at this point that it is deeply countercultural.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Murderbot doesn’t even want to be touched, which makes its final act particularly gallant.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

Anything else was unthinkable against a gallant but limited side ranked 64th in the world and without a point in this Uefa Nations League Group B2.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

The staff then supported Andre’s gallant request that he be shot like an officer rather than hanged as a spy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis