Positive character trait
Intrepid
Fearless and determined when facing danger or difficulty.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Goes where others will not, such as a remote place, rough terrain or a hostile interview.
- Takes on a daunting task with a clear purpose, not for the thrill of it.
- Keeps going when conditions get worse instead of turning back at the first setback.
Fits when someone enters a daunting situation with purposeful courage
Not when novelty seeking matters more than service, duty, or conviction
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: it is a literary word, and today it is often used with a smile, as in "our intrepid reporter", so on a resume it can sound like a joke. Describe the difficult posting or assignment and what came of it, and let a reference use the word.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is intrepid: they took [assignment] in [remote place or difficult field] that others had turned down, and came back with [result].
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Report card comment [Name] is an intrepid explorer on field trips and is always the first to look under the next rock.
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In a story, shown not told The bridge had washed out in the night. She tied the medical kit to her back, waded the river at the shallows, and reached the far village before noon.
The intrepid advocate continued visiting villages that others had written off as unreachable.
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