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Bold

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Audacious 84% connected

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

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Audacious 84% connected

Daring; spirited; adventurous.

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Brave 84% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 84% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Conspicuous 84% connected

Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

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Conspicuous 84% connected

Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.

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Daredevil 84% connected

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Daredevil 84% connected

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Dauntless 84% connected

Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid.

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Dauntless 84% connected

Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid.

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Emboldened 84% connected

of Embolden

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Emboldened 84% connected

of Embolden

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Fearless 84% connected

Free from fear.

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Fearless 84% connected

Free from fear.

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Foolhardy 84% connected

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

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Foolhardy 84% connected

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

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Hardy 84% connected

Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.

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Hardy 84% connected

Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.

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Heady 84% connected

Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.

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Heady 84% connected

Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.

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Heroic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic…

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Heroic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic…

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Heroical 84% connected

Heroic.

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Heroical 84% connected

Heroic.

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Intrepid 84% connected

Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

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Intrepid 84% connected

Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

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Nervy 84% connected

Strong; sinewy.

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Nervy 84% connected

Strong; sinewy.

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Overreaching 84% connected

of Overreach

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Overreaching 84% connected

of Overreach

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Rash 84% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

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Rash 84% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

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Reckless 84% connected

Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.

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Reckless 84% connected

Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.

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Steep 84% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Steep 84% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Temerarious 84% connected

Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless.

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Temerarious 84% connected

Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless.

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Vaulting 84% connected

of Vault

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Vaulting 84% connected

of Vault

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Broader term 4

Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Face 76% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Font 76% connected

A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents,…

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Fount 76% connected

A font.

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Derivationally related 2

Boldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being bold.

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Boldness 74% connected

The state or quality of being bold.

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See also 12

Adventurous 66% connected

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.

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Adventurous 66% connected

Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Forward 66% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

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Forward 66% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

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Attribute 6

Boldness 66% connected

The state or quality of being bold.

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Boldness 66% connected

The state or quality of being bold.

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Hardiness 66% connected

Capability of endurance.

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Hardiness 66% connected

Capability of endurance.

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Synonym 2

Bluff 92% connected

Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.

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Sheer 92% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Antonym 2

Timid 94% connected

Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Timid 94% connected

Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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