Choose the Right Synonym for audacity

temerity, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall, chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger. had the temerity to refuse audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence. an entrepreneur with audacity and vision hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance. admired for her hardihood effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy. outraged at his effrontery nerve, cheek, gall, and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery. the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business

Examples of audacity in a Sentence

I could not believe their audacity. He had the audacity to suggest that it was all my fault.

Recent Examples on the Web The upside here is that Kardashian has ignited a passionate debate from all sides (some of the more rageful commentary is fueled by her audacity to wear Monroe’s museum-worthy delicate dress in the first place, but that’s another issue). — Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 3 May 2022 The style itself is part of its political audacity. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2022 Even Morant’s misses provide highlight-worthy clips because of his athleticism and the audacity of his imagination. — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 West Coast IPA rose to prominence in the 1990s and captured craft beer’s audacity, courage and fighting spirit in a glass. — Kevin Mcgee, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022 But its clarity and simplicity—and the outrageous, nearly humorous audacity with which its brisk mysteries conjure wide-ranging, complex, and turbulent stories—makes it among Hong’s most compulsively rewatchable films. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2022 The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity, and the gumption. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021 The 22-year arc of Mr. Putin’s exercise of power is in many ways a study of growing audacity. — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022 But for me, the audacity to publish such a fantastical novel in a time ripe with toxic female convention is awe-inspiring even today. — Expert Panel, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

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