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Audacious vs. Bold — What's the Difference?

Audacious vs. Bold — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Audacious and Bold

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Audacious

Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.

Bold

Fearless and daring; courageous
A bold leader.

Audacious

Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent
Audacious rudeness.

Bold

Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring
A bold voyage to unknown lands.

Audacious

Spirited and original
An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
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Bold

Unduly forward and brazen; impudent
A bold, sassy child.

Audacious

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

Bold

Strikingly different or unconventional; arresting or provocative
"[He] laid out a bold, new vision for America's leading universities" (Jerome Karabel).

Audacious

Impudent, insolent.

Bold

Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous
Bold colors.
A bold pattern.

Audacious

Daring; spirited; adventurous.
As in a cloudy chair, ascending ridesAudacious.

Bold

Strong or pronounced; prominent
The bold flavor of ginger.

Audacious

Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.

Bold

Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain
"The two walk along the high, bold, rocky shore" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

Audacious

Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.

Bold

(Printing) Boldface.

Audacious

Invulnerable to fear or intimidation;
Audacious explorers
Fearless reporters and photographers
Intrepid pioneers

Bold

(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.

Audacious

Unrestrained by convention or propriety;
An audacious trick to pull
A barefaced hypocrite
The most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
Bold-faced lies
Brazen arrogance
The modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress

Bold

Courageous, daring.
Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.

Audacious

Disposed to venture or take risks;
Audacious visions of the total conquest of space
An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas
The most daring of contemporary fiction writers
A venturesome investor
A venturous spirit

Bold

Visually striking; conspicuous.
The painter's bold use of colour and outline

Bold

Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
The last word of this sentence is bold.

Bold

Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

Bold

(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.

Bold

Full-bodied.

Bold

(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.

Bold

Steep or abrupt.

Bold

(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.

Bold

To make bold or daring.

Bold

To become bold or brave.

Bold

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Throngs of knights and barons bold.

Bold

Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.

Bold

In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.

Bold

Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold.
The cathedral church is a very bold work.

Bold

Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.

Bold

Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.

Bold

To make bold or daring.

Bold

To be or become bold.

Bold

A typeface with thick heavy lines

Bold

Fearless and daring;
Bold settlers on some foreign shore
A bold speech
A bold adventure

Bold

Clear and distinct;
Bold handwriting
A figure carved in bold relief
A bold design

Bold

Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
A bluff headland
Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
A sheer descent of rock

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