overbold

1. 1.

   improperly forward or bold

   “don't be fresh with me”

   “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”

   “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”

   “Don't get wise with me!”

   Synonymsfreshimpertinentimpudentsmartsaucysassywise

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Questions about overbold

What does overbold mean?

overbold means "improperly forward or bold".

How many syllables are in overbold?

overbold has 3 syllables: o-ver-bold. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for overbold?

Close synonyms include fresh, impertinent, impudent, smart, saucy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overbold a common word?

overbold is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.