cheek

Main Entry:
cheek [cheek]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: side of human face
Synonyms: chop*, choppers, gill, jowl
Main Entry: arrogance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: exaggerated self-opinion
Synonyms: airs, aloofness, audacity, bluster, braggadocio, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, conceit, conceitedness, contemptuousness, crust, disdain, disdainfulness, ego, egotism, gall, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, hubris, imperiousness, insolence, loftiness, nerve, ostentation, overbearance, pomposity, pompousness, presumption, pretension, pretentiousness, pride, priggishness, scornfulness, self-importance, self-love, smugness, superciliousness, swagger, vanity
Antonyms: humility, meekness, servility
Main Entry: audacity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: arrogance, presumptuousness
Synonyms: assurance, audaciousness, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudence, insolence, moxie, nerve, rudeness, shamelessness, spunk, stuff*, temerity
Antonyms: gentility, humility, meekness, modesty, timidity, yielding
Main Entry: back talk
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rude answer
Synonyms: back answer, backchat, cheek, comeback, guff, insolence, insult, lip, mouth, nasty reply, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sass, sauce, short answer, uptake
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
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
Main Entry: face
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pretense, nerve
Synonyms: air, audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, false front, front, gall, impertinence, impudence, mask, presumption, semblance, show, veil
Antonyms: character, personality
Main Entry: flippancy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: irreverence
Synonyms: archness, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, flightiness, freshness, frivolity, impertinence, impishness, impudence, levity, lightness, mischievousness, pertness, playfulness, roguishness, rudeness, sauciness, volatility, waggishness
Antonyms: courtesy, respect, reverence, seriousness
Main Entry: gall
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve, brashness
Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, arrogance, bitterness, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, conceit, confidence, crust cynicism, effrontery, guts*, haughtiness, hostility, impertinence, impudence, insolence, malevolence, malice, overbearance, pomposity, presumption, rancor, sauciness, self-importance, spite, venom
Antonyms: modesty, reservations, shyness
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