| 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: | 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: | brass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impulsiveness; nerve |
Synonyms: |
assumption, audacity, brashness, cheek, chutzpah*, confidence, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, presumption, rudeness |
Antonyms: |
carefulness, caution, circumspection, prudence |
| 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: | disrespect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disregard, rudeness toward someone |
Synonyms: |
boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, insolentness, irreverence, lack of respect, sacrilege, unmannerliness |
Antonyms: |
civility, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence |
| 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: | face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretense, nerve |
Synonyms: |
air, audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, chutzpah*, cloak, confidence, cover, disguise, effrontery, facade, false front, front, gall, impertinence, impudence, mask, presumption, semblance, show, veil |
Antonyms: |
character, personality |
| Main Entry: | flippancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | irreverence |
Synonyms: |
archness, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, flightiness, freshness, frivolity, impertinence, impishness, impudence, levity, lightness, mischievousness, pertness, playfulness, roguishness, rudeness, sauciness, volatility, waggishness |
Antonyms: |
courtesy, respect, reverence, seriousness |
| 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 |