| Main Entry: | forwardness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
Synonyms: |
bumptiousness, impertinence, presumptuousness, rudeness |
| Main Entry: | audacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrogance, presumptuousness |
Synonyms: |
assurance, audaciousness, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudence, insolence, moxie, nerve, rudeness, shamelessness, spunk, stuff*, temerity |
Antonyms: |
gentility, humility, meekness, modesty, timidity, yielding |
| Main Entry: | familiarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendliness |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, acquaintanceship, boldness, closeness, ease, fellowship, forwardness, freedom, freshness, friendship, informality, intimacy, liberty, naturalness, openness, presumption, sociability, unceremoniousness |
Antonyms: |
aloofness, cool, distance, frigidity, reserve, unfriendliness |
| 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: | 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: | license |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandon, indulgence |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, animalism, arrogance, audacity, boldness, complacency, debauchery, disorder, effrontery, excess, forwardness, gluttony, immoderation, impropriety, irresponsibility, lawlessness, laxity, looseness, presumptuousness, prodigality, profligacy, refractoriness, relaxation, relaxedness, sauciness, self-indulgence, sensuality, slackness, temerity, unrestraint, unruliness, wantonness, wildness |
Antonyms: |
reason |
| Main Entry: | temerity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, audacity |
Synonyms: |
assurance, boldness, brass, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, pluck, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, venturesomeness |
| Notes: | temerity is daring or recklessness; timidity is fearfulness or hesitancy |
Antonyms: |
care, caution, cowardice, forethought, hesitation |
| Main Entry: | brashness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
Synonyms: |
audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brazenness, 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: | 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: | cheekiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
Synonyms: |
audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, chutzpa, chutzpah, crust, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, irreverence, nerve, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness |