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au·da·cious A0515900 (ô-dā′shəs)adj.1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness.3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas. [French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audācia, from audāx, audāc-, bold, from audēre, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.] au·da′cious·ly adv.au·da′cious·ness n.audacious (ɔːˈdeɪʃəs) or outdaciousadj1. recklessly bold or daring; fearless2. impudent or presumptuous[C16: from Latin audāx bold, from audēre to dare] auˈdaciously adv auˈdaciousness, audacity nau•da•cious (ɔˈdeɪ ʃəs) adj. 1. extremely daring; brave; fearless. 2. extremely original or inventive; unrestrained by existing ideas, conventions, etc.; uninhibited. 3. recklessly bold; insolent; brazen. [1540–50; < Latin audāx, s. audāc-, derivative of audēre to intend, dare; see -acious] au•da′cious•ly, adv. au•da′cious•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | audacious - invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"dauntless, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, brave, hardybold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" | | 2. | audacious - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russellbrazen, brazen-faced, insolent, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassyunashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame | | 3. | audacious - disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"daring, venturesome, venturousadventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy" |
audaciousadjective1. daring, enterprising, brave, bold, risky, rash, adventurous, reckless, courageous, fearless, intrepid, valiant, daredevil, death-defying, dauntless, venturesome an audacious plan to win the presidency daring guarded, frightened, careful, cautious, cowardly, prudent, timid, unadventurous, unenterprising2. cheeky, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, forward, fresh (informal), assuming, rude, defiant, brazen, in-your-face (Brit. slang), shameless, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, disrespectful Audacious thieves stole her car from under her nose. cheeky gracious, unassuming, tactful, deferentialaudaciousadjective1. Having or showing courage:bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.Informal: spunky.Slang: gutsy, gutty.2. Taking or willing to take risks:adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daredevil, daring, enterprising, venturesome, venturous.3. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.Translationsaudacious (oːˈdeiʃəs) adjective bold and daring. an audacious plan. 大膽的,放肆的 大胆的auˈdacity (-ˈdӕsə-) noun 大膽,放肆 大胆AUDACIOUS
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audacious
Synonyms for audaciousadj daringSynonyms- daring
- enterprising
- brave
- bold
- risky
- rash
- adventurous
- reckless
- courageous
- fearless
- intrepid
- valiant
- daredevil
- death-defying
- dauntless
- venturesome
Antonyms- guarded
- frightened
- careful
- cautious
- cowardly
- prudent
- timid
- unadventurous
- unenterprising
adj cheekySynonyms- cheeky
- presumptuous
- impertinent
- insolent
- impudent
- forward
- fresh
- assuming
- rude
- defiant
- brazen
- in-your-face
- shameless
- sassy
- pert
- disrespectful
Antonyms- gracious
- unassuming
- tactful
- deferential
Synonyms for audaciousadj having or showing courageSynonyms- bold
- brave
- courageous
- dauntless
- doughty
- fearless
- fortitudinous
- gallant
- game
- hardy
- heroic
- intrepid
- mettlesome
- plucky
- stout
- stouthearted
- unafraid
- undaunted
- valiant
- valorous
- spunky
- gutsy
- gutty
adj taking or willing to take risksSynonyms- adventuresome
- adventurous
- bold
- daredevil
- daring
- enterprising
- venturesome
- venturous
adj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
Synonyms for audaciousadj invulnerable to fear or intimidationSynonyms- dauntless
- intrepid
- unfearing
- fearless
- brave
- hardy
Related Wordsadj unrestrained by convention or proprietySynonyms- brazen
- brazen-faced
- insolent
- bald-faced
- barefaced
- bodacious
- brassy
Related Wordsadj disposed to venture or take risksSynonyms- daring
- venturesome
- venturous
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