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impudence - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: brass
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: impulsiveness; nerve
Synonyms: assumption, audacity, cheek*, chutzpah*, confidence, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, presumption, rudeness, brashness
Antonyms: caution, prudence, carefulness, circumspection
Main Entry: defiance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disobedience, disregard
Synonyms: affront, audacity, back talk*, big talk*, boldness, bravado, call, cartel, challenge, command, confrontation, contempt, dare, defy, effrontery, gas*, guts*, hot air*, impudence, insolence, insubordination, lip*, muster*, opposition, order, provocation, rebellion, revolt, sass*, spite, stump, summons, temerity, brazenness, contrariness, contumacy, enjoinder, factiousness, impugnment, insurgence, insurgency, intractableness, perversity, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, throwing of the gauntlet, unruliness
Antonyms: acquiescence, obedience, regard, respect, submission, subordination
Main Entry: disrespect
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disregard, rudeness toward someone
Synonyms: boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impudence, incivility, insolence, irreverence, sacrilege, impoliteness, insolency, insolentness, lack of respect, unmannerliness
Antonyms: civility, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence
Main Entry: effrontery
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve, boldness
Synonyms: arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brass*, cheek*, chutzpah*, crust*, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip*, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce*, self-assurance, self-confidence, temerity, brashness, brazenness, cheekiness, shamelessness, smart talk
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: flippancy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: irreverence
Synonyms: cheek, flightiness, freshness, frivolity, impertinence, impudence, levity, lightness, rudeness, volatility, archness, cheekiness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, impishness, mischievousness, pertness, playfulness, roguishness, sauciness, waggishness
Antonyms: courtesy, respect, reverence, seriousness
Main Entry: gall
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve, brashness
Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, arrogance, bitterness, brass, cheek*, chutzpah*, conceit, confidence, effrontery, guts*, haughtiness, hostility, impertinence, impudence, insolence, malevolence, malice, pomposity, presumption, rancor, self-importance, spite, venom, brazenness, crust cynicism, overbearance, sauciness
Antonyms: modesty, shyness, reservations
Main Entry: impertinence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boldness
Synonyms: assurance, audacity, back talk*, cheek*, chutzpah*, crust*, disrespect, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip*, nerve, presumption, rudeness, sass*, wise guy*, wisecrack*, backchat, brazenness, come-back, disrespectfulness, insolency, pertness, smart mouth
Antonyms: humility, manners, politeness
Main Entry: impropriety
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bad taste, mistake
Synonyms: barbarism, blunder, faux pas, gaffe, goof*, impudence, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, rudeness, slip*, solecism, vulgarity, gaucherie, immodesty, indecorum, inelegance, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism
Antonyms: correctness, propriety, suitability, tastefulness
Main Entry: insolence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: boldness, disrespect
Synonyms: abuse, arrogance, audacity, back talk, brass*, cheek*, chutzpah*, contempt, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff*, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip*, presumption, rudeness, sass*, sauce*, brazenness, contemptuousness, offensiveness, pertness, uncivility
Antonyms: humility, modesty, politeness, respect
Main Entry: insult
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hateful communication
Synonyms: abuse, affront, aspersion, black eye*, blasphemy, contempt, contumely, derision, despite, discourtesy, disgrace, disrespect, ignominy, impertinence, impudence, incivility, indignity, insolence, invective, libel, mockery, obloquy, offense, opprobrium, outrage, put-down, rudeness, scorn, shame, slam, slander, slap, slight, snub, taunt, vituperation, cheap shot, disdainfulness, scurrility, slap in the face, superciliousness, unpleasantry, vilification
Antonyms: compliment, flattery, praise
Main Entry: irreverence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disrespect
Synonyms: blasphemy, cheek, derision, discourtesy, flippancy, heresy, impertinence, impiety, impudence, insult, mockery, profanity, ridicule, rudeness, sin, sauciness, sinfulness
Antonyms: regard, respect, reverence
Main Entry: temerity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nerve, audacity
Synonyms: assurance, boldness, brass*, carelessness, daring, effrontery, forwardness, gall, hardihood, impertinence, imprudence, impudence, indiscretion, pluck, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, impetuosity, impulsiveness, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, precipitancy, precipitateness, venturesomeness
Antonyms: care, caution, cowardice, forethought, hesitation
Main Entry: rudeness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: impoliteness
Synonyms: acrimony, asperity, audacity, bad manners, barbarity, boldness, brass*, cheek*, coarseness, discourtesy, disdain, disrespect, effrontery, harshness, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, irritability, misbehavior, nerve*, vulgarity, bluntness, boorishness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, intrusiveness, officiousness, shamelessness, sharpness, tactlessness, ungraciousness, unkindness, unmannerliness
Main Entry: confidence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: belief in oneself
Synonyms: aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, impudence, mettle, morale, nerve, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resolution, self-possession, spirit, spunk, tenacity, brashness, elan, faith in oneself, fearlessness, intrepidity, resoluteness, self-reliance, sureness
Antonyms: uncertainty, unconfidence
Main Entry: audacity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: arrogance, presumptuousness
Synonyms: assurance, brass, cheek*, chutzpah*, crust, defiance, effrontery, forwardness, gall, guts*, impertinence, impudence, insolence, moxie, nerve, rudeness, spunk, stuff*, temerity, audaciousness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, gutsiness, hardiness, shamelessness
Antonyms: gentility, humility, meekness, modesty, timidity, yielding
Main Entry: cheek
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: audacity, boldness
Synonyms: brass*, chutzpah*, confidence, disrespect, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, lip*, nerve*, presumption, rudeness, sauce*, temerity, brashness, brazenness
Antonyms: meekness, timidity, humbleness
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: mouth
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: backtalk
Synonyms: boasting, cheek, empty talk*, freshness, gas*, guff*, hot air*, impudence, insolence, lip*, rudeness, sass*, sauce*, braggadocio, bragging, idle talk
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