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Antonyms for overbold
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : bohld |
Phonetic Transcription : boʊld |
- afraid
- careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- concealed
- cowardly
- decent
- fearful
- gentle
- good
- hidden
- humble
- inconspicuous
- kind
- low
- meek
- mild
- modest
- moral
- nice
- plain
- polite
- prudent
- quiet
- refined
- reserved
- retiring
- right
- secret
- shamed
- shamefaced
- shy
- silent
- simple
- smooth
- soft
- sophisticated
- subtle
- timid
- uncorrupt
- unpronounced
- weak
Definition of overbold
Origin :- Old English beald (West Saxon), bald (Anglian) "bold, brave, confident, strong," from Proto-Germanic *balthaz (cf. Old High German bald "bold, swift," in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Gothic balþei "boldness;" Old Norse ballr "frightful, dangerous"), perhaps from PIE *bhol-to- suffixed form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
- Of flavors (coffee, etc.) from 1829. The noun meaning "those who are bold" is from c.1300. Old French and Provençal baut "bold," Italian baldo "bold, daring, fearless" are Germanic loan-words.
- As in impudent : adj bold, shameless
- As in sassy : adj impudent
- As in shameless : adj corrupt, indecent
- As in venturesome : adj courageous
- As in blatant : adj obvious; brazen
- As in brassy : adj vulgar, loud to the senses
- As in brazen : adj brash, unashamed
- As in malapert : adj impudent
- As in smart-alecky : adj impudent
- As in snippety : adj impudent
- As in unabashed : adj shameless
- As in unblushing : adj shameless
- As in uppish : adj impudent
- He looked at her as he said this, but instantly withdrew his eyes, fearing he had been overbold.
- Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
- But in my error I had blundered, overbold, and I tried to explain confusedly.
- Extract from : « Marjorie » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate.
- Extract from : « An Outline of English Speech-craft » by William Barnes
- He said, reddening: "I almost fear to tell thee, lest thou think me overbold and be angry with me."
- Extract from : « Child Christopher » by William Morris
- Why art thou so overbold, Frithiof, that thou art come here without the leave of my brethren to make the gods angry with thee?
- Extract from : « The Story Of Frithiof The Bold » by Anonymous
- Overbold speculation has ere now betrayed even orthodox theologians into accidental error.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur
- The girl kept her appointment unpainted and unadorned, afraid and overbold by turns.
- Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
- At last she began to notice about her strange faces—faces that were evil, wanton, or overbold.
- Extract from : « Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete » by Lyndon Orr
- Neither Benton nor Cara had alluded to the man's overbold assertion that he would find a way.
- Extract from : « The Lighted Match » by Charles Neville Buck
- We were none of us overbold; our faith was not strong enough to run the risk of spoiling the illusion.
- Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
Synonyms for overbold
- abandoned
- adventurous
- aggressive
- arrant
- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bald
- bald-faced
- barefaced
- blaring
- blatant
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brassy
- brave
- brazen
- brazenfaced
- bumptious
- cheeky
- clear
- cocky
- conspicuous
- contumelious
- cool
- crying
- daredevil
- daring
- defiant
- depraved
- discourteous
- disrespectful
- dissolute
- enterprising
- familiar
- fearless
- flagrant
- flashy
- flaunting
- flip
- flippant
- flirtatious
- foolhardy
- forward
- fresh
- garish
- gaudy
- glaring
- glitzy
- grating
- gritty
- gutsy
- hard
- hardened
- harsh
- high-handed
- hotshot
- immodest
- immoral
- impertinent
- improper
- impudent
- incorrigible
- indecent
- insolent
- intrepid
- jarring
- jazzy
- lewd
- loud
- loudmouthed
- malapert
- meretricious
- mouthy
- naked
- nervy
- noisy
- obtrusive
- off-base
- ostentatious
- outrageous
- outright
- overbold
- overconfident
- overt
- pert
- piercing
- plain
- plucky
- presuming
- presumptuous
- procacious
- profligate
- prominent
- pronounced
- protrusive
- pushy
- rash
- reckless
- reprobate
- resourceful
- risky
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- screaming
- shameless
- sheer
- showy
- shrill
- smart
- smart-alecky
- smart-ass
- smart-mouthed
- snazzy
- spirited
- spunky
- stalwart
- stout
- strident
- sturdy
- tawdry
- temerarious
- unabashed
- unashamed
- unblushing
- unchaste
- unmitigated
- unprincipled
- venturous
- wanton
- wise
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