daring feat
Risky brave act
A daring feat is a bold, risky act requiring courage—something impressive precisely because it courts danger or failure.
The phrase often describes physical exploits: The acrobat's daring feat left the audience breathless.
It can also apply to intellectual or social risks: Publishing the classified documents was a daring feat of journalism.
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
audacity · thrill · risk · narrow escape · close call · leap · leap of faith · plunge · boldness · no fear · heroic · reckless · adrenaline · adrenaline rush · fearless · acrobat · tightrope · flying trapeze
- featsstunt, exploit, deed, heroic deed, heroic act
action versus inaction
daring featinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
doing nothing · hesitation · paralysis · passivity · standing pat