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
Internet users cannot cope with her audaciousness at such a young age.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audaciousness
Noun
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The gall to say that I'm washed?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead, cells at the site revert to a stem-like state, forming a blastema, a miniature limb-making factory that reconstructs bones, muscles, nerves, and skin with flawless precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Mayo Clinic, the disease is a progressive nerve disorder that impacts movement and speech.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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They are taken aback by her audacity and goad her into detailing the book’s genesis.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pollak recalls Karin making the first move – her brazenness being one of his favorite qualities.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Financiers sometimes laughed at the brazenness of Drahi’s methods.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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History is full of people who practiced tasteful chutzpah at scale.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fortunately, Kiari underscores Offset’s critical gifts, tapping into his chutzpah while demonstrating even more growth.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Macelaru and pianist Grimaud seem to glory in the brashness of them.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Both clever, the younger had the effrontery to be popular and sporty, too.—
Esther Freud,
Vogue,
2 July 2025
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“Audaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audaciousness. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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