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单词 emboldened
释义

emboldened

adjective

em·​bold·​ened im-ˈbōl-dənd How to pronounce emboldened (audio)
: made bold or bolder : instilled with boldness, courage, or resolution
"This is the way it's gonna be," Stoddard announced. He had reason to feel emboldened. So far, Tom Murphy and Dan Burke had backed his every decision. Ken Auletta
If the participant moves toward the creature, it avoids contact. But if the person doesn't move, the emboldened sprite edges closer and finally lands on an outstretched hand. Ivars Peterson

Synonyms

  • adventuresome
  • adventurous
  • audacious
  • bold
  • daring
  • dashing
  • enterprising
  • free-swinging
  • gutsy
  • hardy
  • nerved
  • nervy
  • venturesome
  • venturous
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Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

emboldened 1 of 2

adjective

as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks not too surprisingly, rock climbing tends to attract the more emboldened seekers of outdoor adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • adventurous
  • daring
  • bold
  • courageous
  • brave
  • fearless
  • audacious
  • gutsy
  • venturous
  • nerved
  • adventuresome
  • hardy
  • reckless
  • venturesome
  • enterprising
  • foolish
  • impulsive
  • nervy
  • dashing
  • undaunted
  • heroic
  • valiant
  • unafraid
  • foolhardy
  • intrepid
  • impetuous
  • overconfident
  • free-swinging
  • gallant
  • imprudent
  • incautious
  • spirited
  • stupid
  • dauntless
  • stouthearted
  • mad
  • heroical
  • thoughtless
  • lionhearted
  • plucky
  • spunky
  • rash
  • hotheaded
  • daredevil
  • brash
  • wild
  • silly
  • heedless
  • dumb
  • precipitate
  • hasty
  • stalwart
  • valorous
  • madcap
  • swashbuckling
  • absurd
  • idiotic
  • lunatic
  • irrational
  • insane
  • unreasonable
  • witless
  • nutty
  • crazy
  • unnecessary
  • harebrained
  • overbold
  • scatterbrained
  • stout
  • asinine
  • wacky
  • greathearted
  • moronic
  • gritty
  • headlong
  • whacky
  • idiotical
  • half-witted
  • gadarene
  • brainless
  • balmy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • timid
  • pusillanimous
  • cautious
  • wary
  • timorous
  • craven
  • careful
  • coward
  • cowardly
  • afraid
  • frightened
  • unadventurous
  • shy
  • prudent
  • terrified
  • alarmed
  • startled
  • fearful
  • spooked
  • unnerved
  • scared
  • milky
  • shocked
  • horrified
  • overcautious
  • heedful
  • chickenhearted
  • lily-livered
  • affrighted
  • wise
  • upset
  • dismayed
  • unenterprising
  • reasonable
  • poltroon
  • worried
  • fainthearted
  • terrorized
  • milk-livered
  • overcareful
  • appalled
  • concerned
  • calm
  • sound
  • sensible
  • sane
  • rational
  • cool
  • sage
  • levelheaded
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emboldened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of embolden
as in inspired
to fill with courage or strength of purpose his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • inspired
  • encouraged
  • heartened
  • inspirited
  • reinforced
  • stimulated
  • invigorated
  • steeled
  • reassured
  • enlivened
  • provoked
  • bore up
  • strengthened
  • enforced
  • assured
  • animated
  • energized
  • excited
  • buoyed (up)
  • chirked (up)
  • galvanized
  • rallied
  • bucked up
  • cheered (up)
  • fortified
  • reenforced
  • stirred
  • quickened
  • boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discouraged
  • daunted
  • disheartened
  • saddened
  • undermined
  • weakened
  • depressed
  • demoralized
  • dispirited
  • intimidated
  • enfeebled
  • hamstrung
  • debilitated
  • psyched (out)
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