AUDACIOUSNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

audaciousness

noun

Definition of audaciousness

as in gall

shameless boldness she had the audaciousness to complain when I refused to do her job as well as my own

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Recent Examples of audaciousness The sheer audaciousness of its action is a spectacle unto itself. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025 Internet users cannot cope with her audaciousness at such a young age. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Kari was confined to a wheelchair and had to have her gall bladder removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Avicii was hospitalized for health issues throughout his lifetime, and increased alcohol consumption to curb his anxiety led to acute pancreatitis and a gall bladder surgery.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gall

Noun

Avila’s lawyer, Nancy Doumanian, previously disputed the judge’s tentative finding that there was insufficient evidence Avila had suffered permanent nerve damage.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Normally, such coordination is the nervous system’s job, carried out by little electrical signals traveling along nerves.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of nerve

Noun

The haughtiness and audacity of RHONY set a precedent for future cities, making the infamous season nine Gangster Lunch an obvious scene to recreate.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Beyoncé describes the original project as essentially her first visual album, using short films to explore the full arc of a relationship and themes of confidence, liberation, audacity and compatibility.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of audacity

Noun

Sculpting her natural gifts of wit and brazenness into a living artwork dazzled all who came within her orbit.

— Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
In an ironic twist, though, in Silo 18, Juliette’s brazenness offers Camille and the Algorithm an opportunity.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of brazenness

Noun

Mizrahi has not only the chutzpah to reveal the rainbow that is his personality but the panache to revel in its many splendid colors—not all of which are flattering.

— Charles Gandee, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
A lot of the players’ gambits rely on chutzpah, humor, and projected self-assurance.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of chutzpah

Noun

There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
His brashness with a wink is a fun part of the package, but insight and candor are what make the best analysts.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of brashness

Noun

But in the ’80s, Murphy, with his sleek swagger and bedroom eyes, was the comedian as rock-star pin-up, and that smolder of glamour was built into the effrontery of his act.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
The Wall Street Journal had the effrontery to publish a piece painful to Trump—painful because the truth hurts.

— Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025

Definition of effrontery

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