brave and persistent. \\"his doughty spirit kept him going\\" synonyms: fearless, dauntless, determined, resolute, indomitable, intrepid, plucky, spirited, game, mettlesome, gritty, steely, confident, undaunted, undismayed, unal armed, unflinching, unshrinking, unabashed, unfaltering, unflagging, bold, audacious, valiant, brave, stout-hearted, lionhearted, gallant, courageous, heroic, daring, daredevil; informalgutsy, spunky, ballsy, feisty. adjective à¦¦à§à¦°à§à¦¦à¦ irresistible, doughty, unruly, unsettled, indomitable, unstable à¦¬à¦²à¦¬à¦¾à¦¨ strong, robust, powerful, Herculean, husky, doughty à¦¸à¦à§à¦·à¦ able, capable, susceptible, efficient, doughty à¦¸à¦¾à¦¹à¦¸à§ brave, bold, courageous, daring, valiant, doughty à¦¶à§à§à¦°à§à¦¯à¦¶à¦¾à¦²à§ valorous, heroic, doughty à¦à¦¹à¦¾à¦¤à§à¦à¦¾ doughty. brave; bold; courageous I enjoy films in which a doughty group comes together to battle a force of evil. Definition of Doughty determined to not give up; fearless Examples of Doughty in a sentence Taking blow after blow, the doughty fighter refused to leave the ring. The doughty sailor refused to head back to Spain without discovering a new world. Even the possibility of death in the jungle was not enough to scare away the doughty explorer. Tough and doughty, the marine was able to survive interrogation without cracking. The leader\\'s doughty and spirited reputation made him a shoe-in for the cabinet position.