Definitions

effrontery

[ih-fruhn-tuh-ree] / ɪˈfrʌn tə ri /

NOUN

nerve, boldness

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance audacity backtalk brashness brass brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah crust disrespect face gall guff hardihood impertinence impudence incivility insolence lip presumption rudeness sass sauce self-assurance self-confidence shamelessness temerity

WEAK

smart talk

Antonyms

STRONG

care carefulness caution diffidence humility meekness modesty politeness respect shyness timidity unsureness

WEAK

manners shame

Example Sentences

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Effrontery and scandal have propelled his outsider candidacy.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2021

Pardon Our Effrontery is the least it should entreat for, and there would be nothing intemperate about Pardon Our Existence.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Effrontery," shouted members of the Conservative M.P.s Foreign Policy Committee.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's appalling, by Jove, the audacious Effrontery of that request!

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

"Effrontery is the thing that pays," said Forel.

From Alton of Somasco by Bindloss, Harold

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