bold

nouns

a typeface with thick heavy lines
bold, bold face, boldface

adjectives

fearless and daring
"bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
bold
is derived from
boldness
antonym
timid
is similar to
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
"audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
is similar to
presumptuously daring
"a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
daredevil, temerarious
is similar to
made bold or courageous
emboldened
is similar to
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
"foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless
is similar to
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
"the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
heroic, heroical
is similar to
showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
"the nervy feats of mountaineers"
nervy
is similar to
revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
"vaulting ambition"
overreaching, vaulting
is similar to
having or showing undue valor or boldness
"a foolish overvaliant act"
overvaliant
see also
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
"adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
adventuresome, adventurous
see also
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
fearless, unafraid
see also
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
"a forward child badly in need of discipline"
forward
see also
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
brave, courageous
is an attribute of
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"
boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness
clear and distinct
"bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
bold
is derived from
boldness
is similar to
obvious to the eye or mind
"a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
conspicuous
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"
bluff, bold, sheer