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audacity

[aw-das-i-tee] / ɔˈdæs ɪ ti /
NOUN
recklessness, daring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boldness courage guts
STRONG
adventurousness audaciousness bravery dauntlessness enterprise fearlessness intrepidity nerve rashness valor venturesomeness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cowardice fear timidity
WEAK
care carefulness caution gentility humility meekness modesty reserve yielding
NOUN
arrogance, presumptuousness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chutzpah gall guts spunk
STRONG
assurance audaciousness brass cheek cockiness crust defiance effrontery forwardness gutsiness hardiness impertinence impudence insolence moxie nerve rudeness shamelessness stuff temerity
WEAK
disrespectfulness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cowardice
STRONG
caution fear humility manners modesty politeness respect shyness timidity
WEAK
care carefulness gentility meekness reserve yielding

Example Sentences

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"She was incensed, just really struck by the audacity of stealing a building and flippantly said: 'You should make this into a game'," Myres told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

She was made to feel like a "terrible person" for "having the audacity to complain", she added.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

No one has the audacity to try to unseat him, or even to say that he won’t be in charge forever.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

For one, the audacity of its existence — how on earth can anyone justify turning a 450-page book on an unheralded section of Southern California into an 800-page one?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

He called for the butler to bring champagne and glasses for everyone, right there in the foyer, so they could toast Rowan’s audacity.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman