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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