| 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: | cheek |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | audacity, boldness |
Synonyms: |
brashness, brass, brazenness, chutzpah*, confidence, disrespect, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, lip, nerve*, presumption, rudeness, sauce, temerity |
Antonyms: |
humbleness, meekness, timidity |
| Main Entry: | defiance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disobedience, disregard |
Synonyms: |
affront, audacity, back talk, big talk, boldness, bravado, brazenness, call, cartel, challenge, command, confrontation, contempt, contrariness, contumacy, dare, defy, effrontery, enjoinder, factiousness, gas*, guts*, hot air, impudence, impugnment, insolence, insubordination, insurgence, insurgency, intractableness, lip, muster*, opposition, order, perversity, provocation, rebellion, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, revolt, sass, spite, stump, summons, temerity, throwing of the gauntlet, unruliness |
Antonyms: |
acquiescence, obedience, regard, respect, submission, subordination |
| Main Entry: | effrontery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, boldness |
Synonyms: |
arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, crust, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, self-assurance, self-confidence, shamelessness, smart talk, temerity |
| Notes: | effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
Antonyms: |
manners, modesty, shame, shyness |
| Main Entry: | freedom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | easy attitude |
Synonyms: |
abandon, boldness, brazenness, candor, directness, disrespect, ease, facility, familiarity, forthrightness, forwardness, frankness, impertinence, informality, ingenuousness, lack of reserve, lack of restraint, laxity, license, openness, overfamiliarity, presumption, readiness, spontaneity, unconstraint |
Antonyms: |
difficulty, limitation, reserve, restraint, restriction |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | impertinence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
Synonyms: |
assurance, audacity, back talk, backchat, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, come-back, crust, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, lip, nerve, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, smart mouth, wise guy, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
humility, manners, politeness |
| Main Entry: | insolence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, disrespect |
Synonyms: |
abuse, arrogance, audacity, back talk, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip, offensiveness, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, uncivility |
Antonyms: |
humility, modesty, politeness, respect |
| Main Entry: | nerve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daring, boldness |
Synonyms: |
assumption, assurance, audacity, backbone, brass, bravery, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, confidence, coolness, courage, crust, determination, effrontery, endurance, energy, face*, fearlessness, firmness, force, fortitude, gall*, gameness, grit, guts*, hardihood, hardiness, heart*, impertinence, impudence, insolence, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, mettle, might, moxie*, pluck, presumption, resolution, sauce, spirit, spunk*, starch, steadfastness, stomach*, temerity, vigor, will |
Antonyms: |
fear, modesty, shyness, timidity |
| 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 |