Synonyms for boldness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Audacity
audacity, nerve, face, impudence, brashness, heart, chutzpah informal, effrontery, impertinence, insolence, assurance, presumption, cheek, brass, pertness, temerity, sauciness, confidence dated
2. Daring
daring, courage, bravery, gallantry, pluck, prowess, heroism, intrepidity, valor US, valour UK, hardiness, resolution, hardihood, gutsiness, intrepidness, fearlessness, fortitude, guts
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being bold; courage.
- n. 2
presumptuousness
Forms
- Plural
- boldnesses → audacities, nerves, faces, impudences…
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In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- audacity David had the audacity to ask Martha out on a date.
- impudence He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
- effrontery His effrontery turned everyone in the firm against him.
- courage We admired his wisdom, not to mention his courage.
- daring What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
By length
- 4 letters
- face1, guts1
- 5 letters
- heart1, nerve1, cheek1, brass1, valor2, pluck1
- 6 letters
- daring2, valour
- 7 letters
- courage2, bravery3, prowess2, heroism4
- 8 letters
- audacity4, temerity4, chutzpah2, pertness
- 9 letters
- assurance3, fortitude3, gallantry3, insolence3, hardiness, impudence, brashness2, sauciness, hardihood, gutsiness
- 10 letters
- confidence3, resolution4, prominence3, effrontery4
- 11 letters
- presumption3, intrepidity5
- 12 letters
- fearlessness, impertinence, intrepidness, strikingness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (valor2 = 2 syllables).