| Main Entry: | audacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reckless, daring |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, aweless, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky*, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutty, intrepid, nervy, rash, resolute, risky, smart ass, unafraid, uncurbed, undaunted, ungoverned, valiant, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, assuming, audacious, aweless, bantam, courageous, daring, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, forward, gallant, heroic, intrepid, resolute, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak |
| Main Entry: | dauntless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, courageous |
Synonyms: |
aweless, brave, daring, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, indomitable, intrepid, invincible, lionhearted, resolute, stouthearted, unafraid, unconquerable, undaunted, unfearing, unflinching, valiant, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, fearful, frightened, intimidated, scared, terrified |
| Main Entry: | disrespectful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insulting, rude |
Synonyms: |
aweless, bad-mannered, blasphemous, bold, cheeky*, contemptuous, discourteous, disgracious, flip*, flippant, fresh, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impious, impolite, impudent, insolent, irreverent, misbehaved, nervy, out-of-line, profanatory, profane, sacrilegious, sassy*, saucy*, smart-alecky, snippy, uncivil, unfilial, ungracious |
Antonyms: |
civil, courteous, mannered, mannerly, nice, respectful |
| Main Entry: | fearless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, unafraid |
Synonyms: |
assured, aweless, bodacious, bold, brassy, cheeky, chesty, cocky, confident, cool hand, courageous, crack*, daring, dashing, dauntless, doughty, flip*, fresh*, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, icy*, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, nervy, plucky, salty, sanguine, sassy*, smart, spunky, sure, temerarious, unabashed, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, wise |
Antonyms: |
afraid, apprehensive, fearful, timid |
| Main Entry: | irreverent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disrespectful |
Synonyms: |
aweless, cheeky*, cocky*, contemptuous, crusty, derisive, flip*, flippant, fresh, iconoclastic, impertinent, impious, impudent, insolent, irreverential, mocking, out-of-line, profane, rude, sacrilegious, sassy*, saucy*, tongue-in-cheek, ungodly, unhallowed, unholy |
Antonyms: |
religious, respectful, reverent |