uppityness

NOUN

impudence

Synonyms

STRONG

assumption assurance audaciousness audacity boldness brashness brass brazenness cheek cheekiness chutzpah cockiness crust defiance discourtesy disrespect effrontery face familiarity forwardness gall guts gutsiness hardiness impertinence incivility insolence moxie nerve overconfidence pertness presumptuousness pushiness rudeness sauciness shamelessness spunk stuff temerity

WEAK

disrespectfulness impudency nerviness sassiness

Antonyms

STRONG

care carefulness caution cowardice doubt fear humility manners meekness modesty politeness regard reserve respect shyness timidity

Example Sentences

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In Roedean's cloistered life, the girls have few chances to meet outsiders, are apt to give an impression of embarrassed uppityness when they do.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at least Barney Miller is not concentrating on one joke�Karen Valentine's shortness on Karen, George Jefferson's uppityness on The Jeffersons�or covering stupidity with loudness as they do on Hot L Baltimore.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is one thing for citizens to indulge themselves in democratic uppityness; it's quite another to sink into sullen discouragement.

From Time Magazine Archive