Synonyms of brash

brash

adjective

ˈbrash 

1

as in bold

displaying or marked by rude boldness

a brash request to get something for free

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bold
• wise
• cocky
• brazen
• brassy
• impudent
• insolent
• fresh
• sassy
• blunt
• cocksure
• assertive
• cheeky
• defiant
• saucy
• audacious
• impertinent
• nervy
• cute
• arch
• bold-faced
• brazen-faced
• smart
• disrespectful
• obtrusive
• unabashed
• curt
• flippant
• brassbound
• unblushing
• forward
• shameless
• bluff
• mouthy
• facetious
• smart-aleck
• flip
• pert
• smart-alecky
• lippy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• meek
• shy
• humble
• modest
• polite
• retiring
• courteous
• proper
• genteel
• respectful
• mousy
• deferential
• demure
• mousey
• gentle
• ashamed
• mild
• embarrassed
• abashed
• mannerly
• blushing
• inconspicuous
• unobtrusive
• shamefaced

2

as in reckless

foolishly adventurous or bold

that brash motorcyclist likes to show off by riding on only one wheel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reckless
• brave
• courageous
• daredevil
• adventurous
• overconfident
• daring
• audacious
• foolhardy
• heroic
• impulsive
• fearless
• foolish
• careless
• madcap
• gallant
• temerarious
• heroical
• overbold
• valiant
• impetuous
• bold
• hotheaded
• adventuresome
• venturesome
• gutsy
• intrepid
• hardy
• venturous
• rash
• dauntless
• undaunted
• incautious
• valorous
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• stalwart
• heedless
• stout
• scatterbrained
• doughty
• hasty
• stouthearted
• lionhearted
• manful
• brainless
• headlong
• harebrained
• precipitate
• undauntable
• greathearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• careful
• cautious
• wary
• circumspect
• prudent
• safe
• timid
• guarded
• shy
• heedful
• fearful
• unambitious
• unadventurous
• timorous
• scary
• skittish
• mousy
• calm
• intelligent
• cool
• sensible
• levelheaded
• sharp
• fainthearted
• yellow
• alert
• cowardly
• mousey
• craven
• spineless
• dastardly
• pusillanimous
• unheroic
• quick-witted
• chicken
• recreant
• lily-livered
• chickenhearted

3

as in tactless

showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations

he was reprimanded for his brash comments to the media about the team's coaching staff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tactless
• careless
• inappropriate
• improper
• stupid
• indiscreet
• indelicate
• injudicious
• imprudent
• undiplomatic
• unwise
• inadvisable
• ill-advised
• dumb
• idiotic
• foolish
• graceless
• silly
• thoughtless
• heedless
• moronic
• inconsiderate
• unbecoming
• indecorous
• unseemly
• mindless
• idiotical
• uncivil
• ill-mannered
• nonsensical
• harebrained
• preposterous
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wise
• judicious
• prudent
• intelligent
• advisable
• discreet
• sound
• logical
• rational
• smart
• tactful
• appropriate
• sensible
• civil
• proper
• becoming
• decorous
• sane
• seemly
• sage
• sapient

Examples of brash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These are brash, maximalist sounds, an alternative to the tasteful techno of European clubs. —James Gui, Pitchfork, 5 Oct. 2024

Big, brash and smart, and with just a little good-natured menace, not unlike BigX himself. —John Norris, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024

Ciaran is a modest, salt-of-the-earth type, Barry is a brash real estate tycoon. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024

As outlandish, brash, and flamboyant as her paintings typically are, things really clicked into place beginning with Goose Lady Godiva, 1969, after which her pictorial project seized on the momentum of its own steady internal logic. —Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024