audacious[adjective]Synonyms:- daring, bold, brave, courageous, fearless, intrepid, rash, reckless
- cheeky, brazen, defiant, impertinent, impudent, insolent, presumptuous, shameless
Contrasted words: calculating, cautious, chary, wary, judicious, prudent, sane, wise, careful, circumspect, discreet, checked, curbed, governed, hampered, inhibited, restrained, trammeled, heedful, mindful, thoughtful, considerate, generous, self-abnegating, self-effacing, drab, dull, pedestrian
Related Words: adventurous,
daredevil,
daring,
foolhardy,
rash,
reckless,
venturesome,
brash,
brazen,
shameless,
fearless,
valiant,
valorous,
emancipated,
free,
independent,
easy,
relaxed,
careless,
heedless,
thoughtless,
self-absorbed,
self-centered,
selfish [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
au‧da‧cious /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs $ ɒː-/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: audacieux, from audace 'audacity', from Latin audax 'brave', from audere 'to dare']
showing great courage or confidence in a way that is impressive or slightly shocking:
the risks involved in such an audacious operation—audaciously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲