brazen
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Synonyms: Adjective
arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise
Synonyms: Verb
beard, brave, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave, outface
Antonyms: Adjective
meek, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid
Antonyms: Verb
dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep
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Examples of brazen in a Sentence
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He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings. a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's richVerb
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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In development circles, Dulos is known for a flashy, brazen style. — Josh Kovner, courant.com, "Before being jailed in connection with the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, faced a downward spiral in his business and marriage," 9 June 2019 Siddiqi said the threats are not new but have been more brazen since the election of President Donald Trump in 2016. — Brieanna J Frank, azcentral, "Muslim leaders say woman who burglarized Tempe mosque in hate video deserves chance at redemption," 7 June 2019 And, most crucially, empowerment isn’t the same thing as brazen stupidity. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Empty Empowerment of The Handmaid’s Tale," 5 June 2019 Rather than stretching his powers, Trump has reined in the executive overreach of the Obama years, which was brazen and unconstitutional, although undertaken with much greater politeness. — Rich Lowry, National Review, "Trump Is Not A Despot," 19 Jan. 2018 There is something about the film’s brazen mixing of incompatible elements that defies categorization, imitation or even sober critical assessment. — A. O. Scott, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Great Silence,’ a 1968 Spaghetti Western Unchained," 28 Mar. 2018 The sharing of the Rousseau technology marks the most brazen attempt to date to internationalize Europe’s populist movements. — Lori Hinnant, The Seattle Times, "Tech could unite Europe’s populists ahead of EU vote in May," 19 Feb. 2019 Illustration by Tim O’Brien for TIME As that conflict grinds on largely out of sight, Trump is leading a brazen political campaign to discredit Mueller. — Tessa Berenson, Time, "Donald Trump’s Campaign to Discredit the Russia Investigation May Be Working. It’s Also Damaging American Democracy," 7 June 2018 Actor Dylan Sprouse, who is dating Palvin, shared a brazen photo of the pair with a light-hearted caption and called out her detractors. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "Dylan Sprouse Congratulates Girlfriend, Barbara Palvin on Becoming a Victoria’s Secret Angel," 15 Mar. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Neither Russia nor China has qualms about selling weapons to even brazen human-rights violators. — Alexander Benard, WSJ, "America Needs to Sell More Weapons," 1 July 2018 The early April shooting was brazen even for a community that has been wracked by gun violence for decades. — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, "4 shot, 2 dead, 2 arrests. Now Miami police searching for 3rd suspect | Miami Herald," 7 May 2018 Langley, for his part, tried to brazen his way through the brouhaha. — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, "Bizarre Portland vice scandal in 1950s riveted nation -- but did it lead to city becoming 'progressive'?," 12 Dec. 2017 Despite his reputation, many experts agree that behind the bombast and cult of personality lies a rational, if brazen, leader who sees nuclear weapons as his only hope for survival. — Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor, "How Kim rules: What the North Korean leader's unexpected directions for his country mean for the US," 28 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brazen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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