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bolder

ADJECTIVE

brave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adventurous audacious courageous daring fearless heroic resolute

STRONG

bantam forward gallant

WEAK

assuming aweless dauntless enterprising intrepid unafraid undaunted valiant valorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

afraid cautious cowardly fearful meek shy timid unadventurous weak

WEAK

faint fair light quiet reticent retiring timorous

ADJECTIVE

brazen, insolent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audacious brash confident gutsy smart

STRONG

forward

WEAK

assuming barefaced brassy cheeky coming on strong fresh gritty immodest impudent insolent nervy pert presumptuous rude sassy saucy shameless smart-alecky spunky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cautious fearful reserved timid

WEAK

afraid cowardly faint fair light meek quiet reticent retiring shy timorous weak

ADJECTIVE

bright, striking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear colorful definite eye-catching flashy forceful lively loud spirited strong vivid

STRONG

manifest plain

WEAK

conspicuous evident prominent pronounced showy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic dispirited dull feeble indistinct lethargic lifeless low obscure soft subdued tasteful uncertain unclear vague weak

STRONG

ambiguous

WEAK

afraid cowardly faint fair fearful light meek quiet reticent retiring shy timid timorous

Example Sentences

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"People want to have the best leavers' shirts and some schools do competitions, everyone wants to go bigger and bolder than each other," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A number of them called for a bolder set of policies and for lessons to be learned.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

This new abundance of cars brought even bolder changes for courtship among the unmarried.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The trouble is that Hainan’s old weakness has not disappeared just because its new blueprint sounds bolder.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The gulls wheeled overhead, mewing like hungry cats; some of them settled on the ledges of the cliff, while others, bolder, rode the surface of the water beside the ship.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier