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Synonyms & Antonyms of bodacious
1
likely to attract attention
- the bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young and the hip
Synonyms for bodacious
- arresting,
- bold,
- brilliant,
- catchy,
- commanding,
- conspicuous,
- dramatic,
- emphatic,
- eye-catching,
- flamboyant,
- grabby,
- kenspeckle
- [chiefly Scottish],
- marked,
- noisy,
- noticeable,
- prominent,
- pronounced,
- remarkable,
- showy,
- splashy,
- striking
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- detectable,
- discernible
- (also discernable),
- observable,
- perceptible,
- recognizable,
- visible
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- ostentatious,
- pretentious
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Antonyms for bodacious
2
Southern & Midland
having no exceptions or restrictions
- had the bodacious gall to tell me that he'd return my lawn mower when he felt like it
Synonyms for bodacious
- absolute,
- all-out,
- arrant,
- blank,
- blooming
- [chiefly British],
- categorical
- (also categoric),
- clean,
- complete,
- consummate,
- cotton-picking,
- crashing,
- damn,
- damned,
- dead,
- deadly,
- definite,
- downright,
- dreadful,
- fair,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- perfect,
- plumb,
- profound,
- pure,
- rank,
- regular,
- sheer,
- simple,
- stark,
- stone,
- straight-out,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- total,
- unadulterated,
- unalloyed,
- unconditional,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- utter,
- very
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The first known use of bodacious was in 1845
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