unafraid
adjective
un·afraid
ˌən-ə-ˈfrād 
Southern also -ə-ˈfred
: not afraid or frightened : not fearful
unafraid of the dark
unafraid to try new things
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That dual fluency is becoming the golden ticket: grounded in risk and regulation, but unafraid of building toward what’s next.
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The Right tends to think of violence as being caused by intrinsically bad people who are unafraid of the criminal justice system.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
The move is a logical fit for Musgraves, who’s spent much of her career unafraid of going against the grain of how the Nashville establishment operates.
—Lori Majewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the world.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The Right tends to think of violence as being caused by intrinsically bad people who are unafraid of the criminal justice system.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
The move is a logical fit for Musgraves, who’s spent much of her career unafraid of going against the grain of how the Nashville establishment operates.
—Lori Majewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Our staff is unafraid of the Martin Shkrelis and Jeff Bezos of the world.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Unafraid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unafraid. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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