bold choices
Risky, confident moves
Decisions that involve risk, unconventionality, or departure from safe options.
The phrase often carries admiration for courage or creativity: The director made some bold choices with the casting.
But it can also serve as diplomatic criticism—a polite way of saying the choices were questionable or unsuccessful: That's certainly a bold choice may mean the speaker disagrees but won't say so directly.
- daringAdventurous courage
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- go bigAct with maximum ambition
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
all in · risk · leap · swing for the fences · gutsy · defiant · no holds barred · unconventional · outside the box · maverick · break the mold · gamble · high stakes · throw caution · plunge · decisive · power move · courageous
- Artistic Freedomartistic freedom, creative freedom, artistic autonomy, creative autonomy, artistic license
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- fashion termsstyle, fashion week, runway, catwalk, runway shows
- seize todaycarpe diem, seize the day, seize the moment, live for today, present moment
bold, bolder, boldest, boldly, boldness, embolden, emboldened, emboldening, choice