Audacious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
  • adj. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
  • adj. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
  • adj. Impudent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Daring; spirited; adventurous.
  • adj. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.
  • adj. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Bold or daring; spirited; adventurous; intrepid.
  • Unrestrained by law, religion, or propriety; characterized by contempt or defiance of the principles of law or morality; presumptuously wicked; shameless; insolent; impudent: as, an audacious traitor; an audacious calumny; “audacious cruelty,”
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. disposed to venture or take risks
  • adj. unrestrained by convention or propriety
  • adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  • Equivalent
    adventurous    adventuresome    unashamed    bold   
    Antonym
    cautious    prudent    shy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    daring    spirited    adventurous    presumptuous    impudent    insolent    bold    temerarious    temeritous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bold    insolent    reckless    impudent    dare    foolish    clever    ambitious    adventurous    malicious