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brashness
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brashness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpa, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, forwardness, gall, hutzpa, hutzpah, impertinence, impudency, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness |
| Main Entry: | brass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impulsiveness; nerve |
| Synonyms: | assumption, audacity, brashness, cheek, chutzpah*, confidence, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, presumption, rudeness |
| Antonyms: | carefulness, caution, circumspection, prudence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheek |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | audacity, boldness |
| Synonyms: | brashness, brass, brazenness, chutzpah*, confidence, disrespect, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, lip, nerve*, presumption, rudeness, sauce, temerity |
| Antonyms: | humbleness, meekness, timidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in oneself |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, brashness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, elan, faith in oneself, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, impudence, intrepidity, mettle, morale, nerve, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resoluteness, resolution, self-possession, self-reliance, spirit, spunk, sureness, tenacity |
| Antonyms: | uncertainty, unconfidence |
| Main Entry: | effrontery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, boldness |
| Synonyms: | 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, smart talk, temerity |
| Notes: | effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
| Antonyms: | manners, modesty, shame, shyness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | presumption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forwardness, daring |
| Synonyms: | arrogance, assurance, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, confidence, contumely, effrontery, gall, impudence, insolence, nerve, presumptuousness, rudeness, temerity |
| Antonyms: | humility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | audaciousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, effrontery, flippancy, gall, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rashness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness |
| Main Entry: | cheekiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, chutzpa, chutzpah, crust, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, irreverence, nerve, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness |
| Main Entry: | foolhardiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recklessness |
| Synonyms: | brashness, carelessness, heedlessness, impetuousness, incautiousness, rashness, temerariousness, temerity |
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