boldfaced

comparative more boldfaced · superlative most boldfaced · alternative bold-faced

1. mediaOf text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.

   Synonyms: bold, boldface, heavy

2. broadlyImportant, prominent.

   boldface(d) names

   Synonyms: boldface

3. figurativelyEggcorn of bald-faced; impudent, brazen.

   He had the bold-faced effrontery to ask for a raise.

   1 more example

   During a visit to Britain, the US president contradicted Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister claimed it was a “bold-faced lie” to say Israel was causing hunger in Gaza.

   2025 July 28, Eleni Courea, Libby Brooks, quoting Benjamin Netanyahu, “Trump acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza and tells Israel to let in ‘every ounce of food’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: barefaced

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of boldface

   He boldfaced the quote so it would stand out even though I told him it looked ugly.