Synonyms for bold
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.6 / 7 votes

1. bold

   Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, bluff, blunt, blustering, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, open, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerly

   Antonyms:
   bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane

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1. bold

   Synonyms:
   courageous, fearless, adventurous, brave, self-confident, forward, intrepid, dauntless, valiant, daring, audacious, lion-hearted, doughty

   Antonyms:
   timid, fearful, inadventurous, shy, bashful, retiring

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. boldface, bold face, boldadjective

   a typeface with thick heavy lines

   Synonyms:
   boldface, bold face

   Antonyms:
   bashful, coy, timorous, inconspicuous, gradual, fearful, intimidated, invisible, trepid, timid, mousy, mousey

2. boldadjective

   fearless and daring

   "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

   Synonyms:
   sheer, bluff

   Antonyms:
   trepid, mousey, fearful, gradual, bashful, invisible, intimidated, timorous, timid, mousy, coy, inconspicuous

3. boldadjective

   clear and distinct

   "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"

   Synonyms:
   sheer, bluff

   Antonyms:
   timid, bashful, mousey, fearful, intimidated, timorous, trepid, coy, invisible, gradual, inconspicuous, mousy

4. bluff, bold, sheeradjective

   very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

   "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"

   Synonyms:
   rank(a), transparent, sheer(a), absolute, cobwebby, vapourous, plain, diaphanous, right-down, sheer, see-through, vaporous, gossamer, filmy, bluff, unmingled, gauze-like, unmixed, downright, gauzy, out-and-out(a)

   Antonyms:
   gradual, trepid, fearful, intimidated, mousy, inconspicuous, coy, timorous, mousey, timid, bashful, invisible

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1. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   fearless, dauntless, daring, valiant, chivalrous, valorous, doughty, undaunted, intrepid, courageous, brave, heroic, audacious, adventurous, manful, manly, stout-hearted, bold-spirited

2. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   confident, assured, free from bashfulness

3. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   impudent, insolent, rude, impertinent, saucy, forward, pushing, assuming, brazen-faced, bold-faced

4. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   conspicuous, striking, prominent, standing out to the view

5. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   steep, abrupt

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1. boldadjective

   Synonyms:
   daring, intrepid, brave, forward, immodest, rude, hoidenish, brazen, saucy, insolent, unabashed, audacious, pert, shameless, malapert, conspicuous, prominent, salient, steep, abrupt, precipitous, acclivitous, jagged

   Antonyms:
   modest, bashful, diffident, coy, shy, timid, retiring

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1. List of paraphrases for "bold":

   courageous, daring, brave, audacious, fatty, boldface, gras, fat, adventurous, bolding, valiant, ambitious, fearless, fats, aggressive, greasy, bolded

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1. Ayanna Pressley:

   I think we are both stating that voting the right way isn't enough. We have to be bold, we have to be disruptive, both of our candidacies are disruptive because they challenge the conventional wisdom and narrative about who has a right to run and also how to run and win. ... People closest to the pain should be closest to the power.

2. Richard Feachem:

   For too long, malaria eradication has been a distant dream, but now we have evidence that malaria can and should be eradicated by 2050, we must ... challenge ourselves with ambitious targets and commit to the bold action needed to meet them.

3. Jeff Merkley:

   Am I concerned that it will be a decade before we have a climate majority? I am damn concerned about that, we have to use every tool at our disposal, and certainly the tool right now is bold, intense executive action.

4. Giulia Christianson:

   We think there is a need for banks to increase their ambition and be a part of the climate change solution and make sure they are designing bold and transparent commitments.

5. Marion Gross:

   A lot of that up front was really just getting people comfortable with the idea of a change this big, a move this bold for a company with our scale and our size.