overbold

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈbōld How to pronounce overbold (audio)
Definition of overboldnext
as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold one overbold tourist almost tumbled over the rocks and into the sea

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbold
  1. reckless
  2. courageous
  3. brave
  4. daredevil
  5. adventurous
  6. foolhardy
  7. daring
  8. overconfident
Adjective
  • Tyrone Rogers, 17, pleaded guilty Monday to armed robbery, attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime, first-degree reckless endangering safety and driving or operating a vehicle without an owner's consent.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Once she is medically cleared she will be booked at Santa Rita Jail on assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, reckless evading of a peace officer, failure to obey a court order and resisting arrest with an enhancement of committing a felony while out on her own recognizance.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • Campbell famously established a courageous tone in his introductory press conference and then backed it up on the field, going for it on 118 fourth downs between 2021 and 2023, 14 more attempts than any other team during that span.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Lemon Bay, a Cinderella team that was below .500 in its regular season, was courageous but unable to match Bishop Moore’s big hitters, seniors Anika Groom (Georgia Tech commit) and Leah McDonald (UNF).
    Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of courageous
Adjective
  • Your next breakthrough starts with one brave move today.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The game's protagonist is as brave and strong as the original, yes, but much more chipper, with a quip, joke or pun for almost every interaction.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • In 1910, a quarter of a million people had spent 10 days swooning over the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet — the nation’s first daredevil airshow.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Planes were first introduced into combat service during World War I, and the pioneering pilots who manned them became masters of the air, deploying daredevil maneuvers to outwit the enemy.
    Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of daredevil
Adjective
  • Chances are good our adventurous readers have taken a trip that’s right up your alley — and then shared not only their travel adventures but their practical tips, too.
    Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of adventurous
Adjective
  • To ask the most American of movie stars to play this iconic English figure was foolhardy, and his down-to-earth authenticity gets him nowhere in the role.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • Overshadowing the endorsement was a foolhardy rhetorical flourish that insulted key voting blocs courted by the Republican nominee in his campaign against the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.
    Robert B. Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of foolhardy
Adjective
  • Mai appeared in a daring backless dress with a high halter neck.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • His drumming was essential to the daring leap the Bee Gees made into the disco years, providing an insistent pulse for some of the decade’s most memorable hits.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of daring
Adjective
  • Republicans, with their congenitally overconfident candidate and an entire political operation premised on telling the Republican electorate that Trump’s defeat is literally impossible, have a different problem.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Generally, men tend to be overconfident investors, whereas women generally are more risk-aware and tend to hold onto their investments, according to Green.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of overconfident
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