Synonyms for embolden
Definitions
- v. 1
To format (text) in boldface.
- v. 2
To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
Forms
- Past participle
- emboldened
e.g. emboldened → encouraged, goaded, abetted, assured…
Example sentences
- encourage You often encourage me to be good and hardworking.
- assure I want to assure you that we've not forgotten you.
- goad The shepherd carried a sharp goad for herding sheep.
- abet It's illegal to aid and abet another person in committing a felony.
By length
- 4 letters
- bold1, goad1, abet2
- 5 letters
- cheer1
- 6 letters
- assure2, incite2, bolden2
- 7 letters
- animate3, hearten2
- 8 letters
- boldface2, inspirit
- 9 letters
- encourage3, stimulate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abet2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- enhardir
- Español
- envalentonar
- Deutsch
- ermutigen
- Català
- enardir