Boldly willing to attempt something difficult, original, or risky.
Reach for it when praising courage when the scale of the attempt is part of its merit
Her audacious proposal turned an abandoned rail line into a public garden.
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playful
Fits when openness to unfamiliar experience is the attraction
Careful Adventurous sounds recreational and can soften serious strategic risk.
everyday
Fits when confident risk-taking deserves direct praise
Careful Bold can describe color or typography and may involve less personal risk.
warm
Fits when courage in the face of danger is most visible
Careful Daring emphasizes risk and can overlook whether the idea is original or sound.
warm
Fits when apparent freedom from fear drives the compliment
Careful Fearless denies ordinary caution and can reward unsafe behavior.
professional
Fits when the scale and difficulty of the goal matter
Careful Ambition can remain conventional and involves no unusual nerve.
professional
Fits when initiative turns an opportunity into action
Careful Enterprise is practical and commercial, while audacity can be artistic or political.
literary
Fits when steadfast courage through danger suits elevated prose
Careful Intrepid sounds grandiose for a small workplace experiment.
audacious plan
The audacious plan linked five villages with one protected cycle route.
audacious move
Opening the rehearsal to public critique was an audacious move.
audacious goal
Their audacious goal is to restore the entire watershed within a decade.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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