Antonyms 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. bold

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. boldface, bold face, boldadjective

   a typeface with thick heavy lines

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

   Synonyms:
   boldface, bold face, bold

2. boldadjective

   fearless and daring

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

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

   Synonyms:
   sheer, bluff

3. boldadjective

   clear and distinct

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

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

   Synonyms:
   sheer, bluff

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"

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

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

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1. boldadjective

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

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

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1. whisper

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

How to use Bold in a sentence?

1. Taco Bell:

   For decades we've been committed to providing a fast, safe and friendly drive-thru experience, now with our bold goal of creating a two minute or less drive-thru experience for customers of this concept, Taco Bell Defy is the future.

2. Tim Griffin:

   While I believe Arkansans are ready for my message of bold, conservative leadership, my conversations with friends and supporters have persuaded me that at this time, I can do more for Arkansas in a different capacity, i have prayed about this decision with my family and I have listened.

3. Joaquin Phoenix:

   First, I'd like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press, um, for recognizing and acknowledging the link between animal agriculture and climate change, it's a very bold move making tonight plant-based, and it really sends a powerful message.

4. Vinayak Chatterjee:

   This is big and bold.

5. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   I said to them, the voters had told us they wanted is to be big and be bold. As you can imagine, at the time, there were some Republican lawmakers who were kind of uneasy with the idea of taking on the status quo.

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