audacity[noun]Synonyms:- daring, boldness, bravery, courage, fearlessness, nerve, rashness, recklessness
- cheek, chutzpah
(U.S. & Canad. informal), effrontery, impertinence, impudence, insolence, nerve
Antonyms: circumspection
Contrasted words: calculation, caution, wariness, shyness, timidity, timorousness, agitation, disquiet, nervousness, perturbation, trepidation
Related Words: cheek,
effrontery,
face,
gall,
brass,
brazenness,
cockiness,
forwardness,
impudence,
resolution,
courage,
mettle,
spirit [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
au‧dac‧i‧ty /ɔːˈdæsəti, ɔːˈdæsɪti $ ɒː-/
noun [uncountable] the quality of having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things
have the audacity to do something
I can’t believe he had the audacity to ask me for more money! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲