Antonyms for boldnessbold·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.

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Aggressiveness
   • Conspicuousness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

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

2. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheeknoun

   impudent aggressiveness

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

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

   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

3. boldness, strikingnessnoun

   the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

   Antonyms:
   timorousness, timidity

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

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1. boldnessnoun

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

How to use boldness in a sentence?

1. James Cobb:

   There's a certain level of boldness and self-confidence required to really be that person, when you go for one of these, you're making a statement that you're either moving on from that culture or trying to one up it.

2. L. Ron Hubbard:

   Boldness in itself is genius.

3. Victor Hugo:

   The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity in a girl boldness.

4. Henry Hon:

   The number of Christians increased dramatically in China after public Christian meetings were banned and believers started meeting from house to house in their homes. It was a blessing in disguise; forcing believers to meet in homes brought boldness to believers, and advanced the spread of the gospel.

5. Dr. Dale E. Turner:

   People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.

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