gallant

The word “gallant” has 2 syllables: gal-lant

It's pronounced as /ˈɡælənt/

What is synonym and antonym for gallant?

In the thesaurus, “gallant” has 235 synonyms and 126 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gallant along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for gallant

Beau Brummell
Homeric
Spartan
admirer
adventuresome
adventurous
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
attend
attentive
audacious
august
awesome
awful
baronial
beau
beloved
big
blade
bold
boyfriend
brash
brave
brazen
buck
cavalier
celestial
chivalrous
clotheshorse
colossal
comforted
considerate
cosmic
cosmical
courageous
court
courteous
courtly
coxcomb
crazy
crush
dandy
daredevil
daring
darling
dasher
dashing
date
dauntless
dear
determined
dignified
divine
doughty
dude
elevated
emboldened
encouraged
ennobled
epic
escort
exalted
exquisite
extraordinary
extravagant
fancy Dan
favorite
fearless
fellow
fire-eating
firm
flame
foolhardy
foolish
fop
formidable
game
gamey
gamy
glorified
glorious
go out
gorgeous
gracious
grand
grandiose
great
greathearted
gritty
gutsy
gutty
hairy
half-witted
hardy
hasty
headlong
heartened
heavenly
heedless
heroic
heroical
high
high-minded
honey
honorable
hotheaded
imperial
impetuous
imposing
impressive
imprudent
impulsive
incautious
inflated
insane
inspiring
intended
intrepid
jay
killer
kingly
knightly
lavish
lionhearted
lofty
lordly
lounge lizard
love
lover
lunatic
luxurious
macaroni
mad
madcap
magnanimous
magnific
magnificent
majestic
man
manful
marvellous
marvelous
massive
mettlesome
monstrous
monumental
moving
natural
noble
numinous
nutty
old man
operatic
opulent
overblown
overbold
overconfident
palatial
palatine
plucky
polite
pompous
popinjay
precipitate
prepossessing
pretty boy
princely
prodigious
proud
queenly
quixotic
rash
reassured
reckless
redoubtable
regal
remarkable
resolute
resplendent
romance
royal
see
sensational
significant other
spark
spirited
splendid
splendiferous
spunky
squeeze
stalwart
stately
steady
step out
stout
stouthearted
striking
stupendous
suave
sublime
suitor
sumptuous
superb
swain
sweet
sweetheart
sweetie
sweetie pie
swell
take out
terrific
thoughtful
thoughtless
tremendous
unafraid
undauntable
undaunted
undeterred
undismayed
unflinching
unswerving
uplifting
urbane
valentine
valiant
valorous
venerable
venturesome
venturous
wild
wonderful
wondrous
woo
wooer
worthy

Antonyms for gallant

abject
abominable
afraid
agitated
anxious
appalled
apprehensive
average
base
careful
cautious
chicken
chicken-livered
chickenhearted
coarse
common
concerned
contemptible
coward
cowardly
craven
crude
dastardly
debased
degenerate
degraded
degrading
despicable
detestable
diffident
dirty
disconcerted
discreditable
dismayed
disquieted
disturbed
fainthearted
fearful
frightened
gutless
hateful
heedful
horrified
humble
humiliating
ignoble
ignominious
insignificant
lily-livered
little
lousy
low
lowly
mean
measly
mediocre
meek
meretricious
milk-livered
modest
mousey
mousy
narrow
nerveless
nervous
offensive
ordinary
paltry
panic-stricken
panicked
perturbed
petty
poltroon
poor-spirited
prudent
puny
pusillanimous
repulsive
run-of-the-mill
scared
scary
second-rate
shabby
shocked
shy
skittish
slob
sloven
small-minded
sordid
sorry
spineless
spiritless
spooked
squalid
startled
terrified
terrorized
timid
timorous
trifling
trivial
ugly
unadventurous
uncourageous
ungallant
ungentlemanly
unheroic
unimposing
unimpressive
unmanly
unmannerly
unnerved
unprepossessing
unrefined
unwilling
upset
vicious
vile
vulgar
weak
weakhearted
wimpy
worried
wretched
yellow

Meanings of gallant

adjective
1. Brave, valiant.
2. Honorable.
3. Grand, noble.
4. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
5. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
noun
1. A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
2. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
3. Topgallant.
verb
1. To attend or wait on (a lady).
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

Example Sentences

The knight's gallant actions on the battlefield earned him great respect.
In the face of danger, the soldier showed gallant courage and determination.
The gentleman's gallant gesture of holding the door for others was appreciated.
She was impressed by the gallant effort he put into organizing the charity event.
The historical novel featured a gallant hero who faced adversity with honor.

On this page you'll find 361 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gallant, such as: Beau Brummell, Homeric, Spartan, abject, abominable, admirer, adventuresome.

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