boldfaced

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Synonyms: bold-faced, boldface, bold faced, baldfaced, boldfaces, boltface, bald faced, bald-faced, bold face, bullfaced, baldface

Antonyms: bold-faced, boldface, bold faced, baldfaced, boldfaces, boltface, bald faced, bald-faced, bold face, bullfaced, baldface

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Adjective

1. Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
2. Important, prominent.
   • boldface(d) names
3. Eggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.
   • He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of boldface
   • He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.

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