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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audaciousness
Noun
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Wild raspberries, black raspberries, and blackberries all carry diseases like mosaic virus, orange rust, anthracnose, cane blight, spur blight, and crown or cane gall.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Feeding mites produce the fluffy gall that cannot be rubbed off the plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The muscle had torn in half, and doctors feared permanent damage to the nerves in his calf.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Medical records obtained by police showed that Hodges' injuries included a brain bleed, multiple skull and facial fractures, a broken jaw, and a fractured inner ear resulting in hearing loss and nerve damage.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Deficient Humility manifests as arrogance, which can fracture teams and alienate fans.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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His mixture of insecurity and arrogance was eye-catching.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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And what do the fates of these men say about how and through whom the show defines audacity — a word that has two different interpretations and uses?—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
Noun
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For now, Carl still looks like an ethical saint compared to Duncan, who remains committed to violating privacy laws with such brazenness that even the federal government would be moved to pass enforceable regulations against him.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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Feisty about current events, sensitive about mental health, and musically prone to prettiness and brazenness in about equal measure, Williams is bringing all of her best selves, two-decades-and-change into her career.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Wholehearted chutzpah, a few good goals and a bit of a cult hero.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Our chutzpah became more evident.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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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
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Set the scene Sexy without being pretentious and bold without the brashness, Il Sereno is a lesson in artful restraint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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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
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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
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“Audaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audaciousness. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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