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
  • The defending champions managed to hold Spain to a draw in the regulation 90 minutes, which ended with combative midfielder Enzo Fernandez being sent off after a reckless challenge in injury time.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • That context is what separates responsible flexibility from reckless convenience.
    — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • Being bold and courageous sounds fun and exciting, but can also be frightening.
    — ByKaren R. McDaniel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Holding them together is their courageous mother, Olga, who keeps them looking ahead, even when their future is uncertain.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of courageous
Adjective
  • More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • But getting there requires brave engagement, reflection, and art, not silence.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • In addition to decades of performing his own impossible feats for the sake and sanctity of cinema, Cruise has lately taken to showing off his daredevil talents at sporting events worldwide.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • The daredevil couple, who scaled the building dressed in dark outfits and masks, were each charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal mischief and an additional charge related to the incident.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of daredevil
Adjective
  • My preferred routine is neither so adventurous nor so educational, toggling mostly between lazy days on the beach and long meals at tavernas.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • Fixing Lacroix as the furthest-back defender would allow Colwill, on his left, and possibly Trevoh Chalobah, who is of interest to Como, or Wesley Fofana on his right, to be more adventurous in joining the build-up.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of adventurous
Adjective
  • The idea that the security premium would vanish with an agreement to reopen the Straits is perhaps foolhardy, but as long as there are no major attacks, the premium should remain minimal.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Such foolhardy male striving, the movie suggests, is all too often destructive.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Definition of foolhardy
Adjective
  • Blumenthal presents himself as a courageous truth teller whose work is too daring for the corporate media.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • Ackman’s misfires, though, have been offset by some prescient investments in the face of black swan events like the subprime mortgage crisis and COVID, cementing his reputation as one of the shrewdest and most daring risk-takers on Wall Street.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of daring
Adjective
  • Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell has documented how hidden assumptions produce overconfident AI forecasts.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • As for which generations are most overconfident in their repair abilities?
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 July 2026
Definition of overconfident
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“Overbold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbold. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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