Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun balder
1 sense of balder
Sense 1
Balder, Baldr -- ((Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth)
INSTANCE OF=> Norse deity -- (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)
Antonyms of adj bald
3 senses of bald
Sense 1
bald, barefaced -- (with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie")
INDIRECT (VIA overt) -> covert -- (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels")
Sense 2
bald, bald-headed, bald-pated -- (lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman")
INDIRECT (VIA hairless) -> hairy, haired, hirsute -- (having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar")
Sense 3
bald, denuded, denudate -- (without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills")
INDIRECT (VIA bare) -> covered -- (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony")
Similarity of adj bald
3 senses of bald
Sense 1
bald, barefaced -- (with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie")
=> overt (vs. covert), open -- (open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots")
Sense 2
bald, bald-headed, bald-pated -- (lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman")
=> hairless (vs. hairy) -- (having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail")
Sense 3
bald, denuded, denudate -- (without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills")
=> bare (vs. covered) -- (lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet")