boldadjective
uk/bəʊld/us/boʊld/bold adjective (BRAVE)
B2 not frightened of danger:
She was a bold and fearless climber.
The newspaper made the bold move/took the bold step of publishing the names of the men involved.
Synonym
brave
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- Politicians tried to dress up the bill as a bold new strategy for combatting poverty.
- I thought I'd be bold and make a fashion statement.
- Ending negotiations was seen as a bold stroke by many commentators.
- Of the three organizations criticized, only one was bold enough to face the press.
- The plan to escape was bold and simple.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Brave and courageous
- adventurous
- audacious
- ballsy
- be man enough to do sth idiom
- bite
- faint
- get sth up
- get your courage up idiom
- grasp
- grasp the nettle idiom
- gritty
- gutsy
- have nerves of steel idiom
- knightly
- muster
- pluck up your courage idiom
- plucky
- screw
- screw up your courage idiom
- spunky
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bold adjective (NOTICEABLE)
B1 strong in colour or shape, and very noticeable to the eye:
They painted the kitchen in bold colours.
in bold (type/print)
printed in thick dark letters:
This sentence is printed in bold.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- leap out at sb
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- publicly
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- stare
- stark
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Publishing: printing & word processing
bold adjective (NOT SHY)
not shy, especially in a way that shows no respect:
He was a bold and defiant little boy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rude and cheeky
- backchat
- cheeky
- chutzpah
- cocksure
- cocky
- fruity
- gobby
- impertinent
- liberty
- lip
- lippy
- mouthy
- neanderthal
- offensive
- personally
- presumptuous
- sass
- sick
- smart mouth
- unpleasant
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Confidence & self-assurance
boldly
adverb uk/ˈbəʊld.li/us/ˈboʊld.li/
boldness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbəʊld.nəs/us/ˈboʊld.nəs/
He is famous for the boldness of his business methods.
Idiom(s)
(as) bold as brass
if I may be/make so bold (as to)