| 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
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| Notes: |
effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult |
Antonyms: |
manners, modesty, shame, shyness
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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