swashbuckling
adjectiveHow many syllables in swashbuckling?
There are 3 syllables in the word swashbuckling.Divide swashbuckling into syllables:
swash · buck · ling
How to pronounce swashbuckling:
Definition of swashbuckling:
- swashbuckling (adjective):
- flamboyantly adventurous.
- acting in the manner of a swashbuckler
Synonyms for swashbuckling:
adventuresome
adventurous
audacious
bold
brash
brave
courageous
daredevil
daring
dashing
dauntless
emboldened
enterprising
fearless
flamboyant
foolhardy
foolish
free-swinging
gallant
greathearted
gritty
gutsy
hardy
hasty
headlong
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Antonyms for swashbuckling:
boring
cagey
careful
cautious
chary
circumspect
conservative
conventional
hesitant
limited
narrow-minded
prudent
restrained
stick-in-the-mud
straight
strait-laced
stuffy
tentative
timid
timorous
traditional
unadventurous
uncreative
unenterprising
unexciting
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