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be bold

VERB

dare

Synonyms

STRONG

adventure attempt brave endanger endeavor gamble hazard presume risk speculate stake try undertake venture

WEAK

go ahead make bold pluck up run the risk take a chance take heart try one's hand

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain ignore

WEAK

be careful hold back refrain

Example Sentences

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It’s a choice we make: to be bold and connect with someone or to hold back and avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Admission is free, no reservations necessary, so be bold in your choices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

We can be bold in a time when people are telling us to make do with less because Georgia ultimately has the resources, and we have the talent.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Will Slot be bold enough to make him a star of Liverpool's present by playing him against PSG?

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I determined to be bold and speak the truth.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

be bold

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