brazen-faced

adjective

bra·​zen-faced ˈbrā-zᵊn-ˌfāst 

: marked by insolence and bold disrespect

brazen-faced assertions

Synonyms

• wise
• impudent
• brazen
• insolent
• bold
• fresh
• audacious
• saucy
• cheeky
• blunt
• sassy
• defiant
• cocky
• brassy
• assertive
• cocksure
• impertinent

Examples of brazen-faced in a Sentence

shocked by his brazen-faced insistence that he had never uttered the insult, even though it was heard by a score of onlookers

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brazen-faced

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased