boldly
- adverb
- /ˈboʊldli/
- I want to boldly go where no man has gone before.
- assert boldly
- act boldly
- speak boldly
They lie to reporters boldly and straight faced.
- They lie to reporters boldly and straight faced.
- New students, please know that you now have the opportunity to step boldly out into your future.
- It would really pop and just boldly go with this blonde hair look that she had.
- And I want to address something just very boldly.
- Remember to invest early and often and to boldly and courageously go after the life that you want.
- Mark was saying things boldly pre IPO like Netscape plus Java kills Windows, right?
- Scrolling is one of these old fashioned screen savers scrolling across the screen saying something like to boldly go where Star Trek fears to tread.
- If you're willing to take a risk, if you're willing to boldly say this is my vision, I stand behind it.
- We also have a month of this kind of imagery coming our way, boldly celebrating the TQ portion of the LGBTQ crowd.
- And he and Melinda Gates, very rightly, generously, wisely, boldly, in a visionary way, said, we're going to give this away.
- I think we should be a perfect candidate, might be the one that's boldly anti war, anti war on drugs, anti war overseas.
Examples
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You want them to spread their wings and boldly fly out the door of their dorm room and lean into their new life.
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So I think you could say that when Sean and Terry did the interview, we were boldly going where other podcasters tried to tread.
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New students, please know that you now have the opportunity to step boldly out into your future.
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Since you are never to be found, I have boldly come to you.
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"I have no case to help," I said, as boldly as I could.
Fiction book (1991) -
New students, please know that starting today, you will have the occasion to step boldly out into your tomorrow.
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And I'm about to boldly go where many men have gone before.
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Remember to invest early and often and to boldly and courageously go after the life that you want.
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If you're willing to take a risk, if you're willing to boldly say this is my vision, I stand behind it.
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To succeed in your career, you must boldly pursue your goals without fear of failure.
Synonyms
Showing courage even when afraid
In a way that shows a person is sure and not afraid
In a brave and determined way
In a brave way without fear
To act bravely and politely to help someone
In a brave way that keeps trying when things are difficult
In a way that does not show fear or hesitation when facing danger
In a confident, firm way that makes your opinions and needs clear
In a firm and determined way
In a brave, bold way that shows someone is willing to take risks
In a bold way that takes big risks
In a brave way without showing fear
In a way that shows no fear
Someone acts in a bold and confident way that attracts attention
In a brave way when facing danger, like in battle
Antonyms
Idioms
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
How Bold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boldly comes from an old English word beald that meant 'brave', and the ending -ly turns the word into 'in a ... way'. So, boldly means 'in a brave or confident way'.