Definition

Adverb: 1. In a bold manner; with courage, confidence, or lack of fear: Acting or speaking without hesitation, showing a willingness to take risks or face challenges. 2. In a way that is striking or conspicuous to the eye; prominently: Standing out in a visually strong or vivid manner.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (with courage/confidence):
  • She stepped boldly onto the stage to give her speech.
  • The leader boldly declared the new policy to the public.
• Adverb (strikingly/conspicuously):
  • The artist's signature was written boldly in red paint.
  • The headline was printed boldly across the front page.

Advanced Usage

• "to act boldly": to take decisive and confident action, often in a difficult situation.
  • In times of crisis, a true leader must act boldly.
• "to state boldly": to declare something confidently and without doubt.
  • The scientist stated boldly that her theory would change the field.

Variants and Related Words

• Bold (adjective): Showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous. Also, having a strong or vivid appearance.
  • He made a bold decision.
  • She wore a bold shade of lipstick.
• Boldness (noun): The quality of being bold; courage or confidence.
  • Her boldness in the negotiation was impressive.

Synonyms

• Bravely: In a manner showing courage.
• Confidently: In a self-assured way.
• Fearlessly: Without fear.
• Audaciously: In a daring or bold way, sometimes recklessly.

Antonyms

• Timidly: In a shy or nervous manner.
• Hesitantly: With hesitation or uncertainty.
• Cautiously: In a careful way, trying to avoid risk.

Related Phrases

• "to go boldly": to proceed with courage and determination, often into an unknown situation. (This phrase is famously associated with the Star Trek motto: "To boldly go where no one has gone before.")
  • The explorers went boldly into the uncharted jungle.

Adverb

1. with boldness, in a bold manner
   • we must tackle these tasks boldly