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sauciness
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sauciness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie*, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, shamelessness, spunk*, stuff*, temerity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | irreverence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disrespect |
| Synonyms: | blasphemy, cheek, derision, discourtesy, flippancy, heresy, impertinence, impiety, impudence, insult, mockery, profanity, ridicule, rudeness, sauciness, sin, sinfulness |
| Antonyms: | regard, respect, reverence |
| Main Entry: | license |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandon, indulgence |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, animalism, arrogance, audacity, boldness, complacency, debauchery, disorder, effrontery, excess, forwardness, gluttony, immoderation, impropriety, irresponsibility, lawlessness, laxity, looseness, presumptuousness, prodigality, profligacy, refractoriness, relaxation, relaxedness, sauciness, self-indulgence, sensuality, slackness, temerity, unrestraint, unruliness, wantonness, wildness |
| Antonyms: | reason |
| Main Entry: | lip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insolence |
| Synonyms: | back talk, cheek, effrontery, guff, impertinence, jaw, mouth*, rudeness, sass, sauce, sauciness |
| Antonyms: | kindness |
* = 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: | brashness |
| 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: | brazenness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audaciousness, audacity, boldness, 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: | 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 |
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