Synonyms for bold
boʊldbold

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. Luke Holland:

   It know it's bold, but I think we need bold leadership right now.

2. Matteo Garrone:

   It was an ambitious project, granted, one had to be a bit bold and daring to do. But I launched into this adventure with a whole group of actors and actresses who are quite extraordinary and you saw the result.

3. The Senate:

   President Biden has challenged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, the best way to achieve this ambitious goal is through bold action by this Congress -- through legislation -- to reduce greenhouse pollution while creating millions of jobs and economic prosperity in the new clean energy economy. This is the first, and large, step in that direction.

4. Matthias Mueller:

   VW needs to think big and bold.

5. Matt Schlapp:

   Ronald Reagan deserves this lofty platform Ronald Reagan is on, where people want to refer to Ronald Reagan, they want to compare themselves to Ronald Reagan. I think that is all positive, at this moment, we need a conservative who speaks not in pale pastels but bold colors.