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brazenly

[brey-zuhn-lee] / ˈbreɪ zən li /
ADVERB
boldly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
courageously daringly eagerly fearlessly
WEAK
dauntlessly headlong recklessly stoutly valiantly venturesomely
Antonyms
WEAK
cautiously cowardly fearfully
ADVERB
openly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blatantly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unabashedly unashamedly willingly
WEAK
aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in public in the open ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly warts and all without pretense without reserve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely
WEAK
secretly shamefully
ADVERB
rudely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluntly crudely harshly
STRONG
discourteously
WEAK
barbarously boorishly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly unabashedly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly
Antonyms
WEAK
civilly courteously politely suavely

Example Sentences

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They’re so wholehearted, so unashamed, so brazenly anti-cool that they’re irresistible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

When Sri Lanka's economy collapsed in 2022, politicians and officials were accused of brazenly stealing the island's assets.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

That includes the brazenly ruthless tactics Roosevelt employed, as well as the technocratic experimentation of the progressives in his administration.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

As for Rose, he brazenly and obsessively bet on baseball, including games involving his own team when he was a manager.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

Two days after arriving in the latter community, he brazenly knocked on the door of Edward Weston, who was sufficiently charmed by the overwrought young man to humor him.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer