Synonyms for boldness
bold·ness

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1. boldness

   Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling. In the bad sense, assurance is a vicious courage, with belief of one's ability to outwit or defy others; the hardened criminal is remarkable for habitual assurance. For the calm conviction of one's own rectitude and ability, self-confidence is a better word than assurance; self-reliance expresses confidence in one's own resources, independently of others' aid. In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. Assurance is in act or manner; impudence may be in speech. Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed. Compare FAITH; PRIDE.

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, assertion, assumption, assurance, confidence, effrontery, impudence, presumption, self-assertion, self-confidence, self-reliance, trust

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, confusion, consternation, dismay, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, timidity

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1. boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihoodnoun

   the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

   "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

   Synonyms:
   hardihood, hardiness, strikingness, face, cheek, dare, nerve, brass, daring, robustness, validity, lustiness

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

2. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheeknoun

   impudent aggressiveness

   "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

   Synonyms:
   font, look, case, hardiness, nervus, aspect, administration, cheek, strikingness, fount, buttock, impudence, governing body, hardihood, nerve, plaque, daring, facial expression, brass section, brass, side, organization, grimace, heart, memorial tablet, spunk, face, organisation, mettle, expression, governance, brass instrument, human face, establishment, typeface, impertinence

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

3. boldness, strikingnessnoun

   the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

   Synonyms:
   hardihood, saliency, hardiness, strikingness, face, cheek, salience, nerve, brass, daring

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

Matched Categories

1. • Aggressiveness
   • Conspicuousness

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1. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, courage, BRAVERY, valor, audacity, daring, pluck, heroism, hardihood, SPUNK

2. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   confidence, assurance, confident mien, freedom from bashfulness

3. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   impudence, insolence, sauciness, rudeness, impertinence, effrontery, presumption, brass, face, front, CHEEK

4. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   prominence, striking character or quality

5. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   steepness, abruptness

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1. boldnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   temerity, impudence, presumption, effrontery, impertinence, nerve

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1. List of paraphrases for "boldness":

   audacity, courage, 'audace, daring, mod

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1. Thomas Jefferson:

   Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

2. Norman Vincent Peale:

   The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.

3. Homer:

   A decent boldness ever meets with friends.

4. Rahm Emanuel:

   I do think that both leaders showed a braveness and a boldness to look to the 21st century and make the most of that rather than being tied by 20th century, to me the test of leadership is to be idealistic enough to know why you’re doing what you’re doing. And then tough enough to get it done.

5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it.