Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Adjective

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "bold" can be used as adjective, verb, adjective, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

timid

Coordinate Terms

italicize strike through underline

Derived Terms

blackboard bold bold as brass bold film bold move, Cotton bold movie bold star bold-faced bold-hearted boldacious boldface boldfaced boldhead boldish boldly boldship demibold extrabold fortune favors the bold fortune favours the bold if I may be so bold make bold nonbold nonbolded overbold semibold superbold ultrabold unbold unbolded

Etymologically Related To

build

Context

ireland philippines typefaces typography

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

case face font fount typeface

Related Terms

bield bolden boldness bottle build embolden

Related Terms

adventurous badly behaved bield bolden boldness bottle brave build building courageous daring dwelling embolden forward full bodied habitation insolent naked naughty pornographic presumptuous stroke unafraid p

Similar Terms

adventuresome adventurous audacious audacious brave conspicuous conspicuous courageous daredevil dauntless emboldened emboldened fearless foolhardy foolhardy forward hardy heady heroic heroical heroical intrepid nervy nervy overreaching overreaching overvaliant overvaliant rash reckless steep temerarious temerarious unafraid unfearing vaulting

Synonym Network

audacious bluff boldface

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