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. Akhenaten:

   Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

3. Nina Turner:

   He has a righteous indignation, the same fire in the belly that I have, when he came to Cleveland State University he said to a majority white crowd that as the next President he would work to eradicate institutional racism. He has a boldness that the party needs.

4. Dante Disparte:

   It requires a certain boldness and fortitude to take on an endeavor as ambitious as Libra — a generational opportunity to get things right and improve financial inclusion, commitment to that mission is more important to us than anything else. We're better off knowing about this lack of commitment now, rather than later.

5. Johann Kaspar Lavater:

   I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.