BRASSY Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

brassy

adjective

ˈbra-sē

Definition of brassy

as in bold

displaying or marked by rude boldness a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first

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Recent Examples of brassy As Judy goes barreling down the street, people stare, drivers yell, and the brassy Brooklynite throws up a finger. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Closer to home, San Francisco’s brassy Stinkfoot Orchestra was launched in 2021. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 His theater group the Mechanicals is preparing a stage adaptation of a 1974 French-Canadian film called Once Upon a Time in the East, in which Jimmy will play a brassy singer named Carmen — a clear indication that commercial success is not one of its top priorities. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for brassy

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Adjective

Both Vitale and Blazy have used bold prints, colors and textures on more classic silhouettes, like the jean, the court shoe or the Mary Jane, to create highly recognizable — yet wearable — clothes and shoes.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bold

Adjective

Street-wise, independent travelers wanting to immerse themselves in the city, and live like locals without any of the hassle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But the show already had a natural stopping point coming up that would be appropriate, storytelling-wise.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wise

Adjective

Ego Nwodim had a sassy reaction to Shane Gillis following his controversial monologue on Saturday Night Live.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
That it is wedged into a modern, and very sassy-looking bike with great brakes and suspension should be celebrated.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sassy

Adjective

Lovato’s dress, courtesy of Fanci Club, was a deep shade of eggplant purple and topped off with a scarlet-red lace bralette, making for a brazen club-friendly outfit only enhanced by the even more noticeable shoes.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
The photos and trailer released Thursday show Boyle as a brazen, ambitious college student who teams up with Garner’s brainy Ellison to launch their own cryptocurrency business.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of brazen

Adjective

Up the street and over a few blocks is Salud Taqueria, from Jesús Méndez and Christina Tellez, which uses fresh-ground masa as a base for its Mexican menu.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Reuters, JPMorgan analysts read the move as an acceleration of barrels already promised, not a fresh intervention.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fresh

Adjective

This recipe calls for using a double boiler — or a makeshift double boiler, setting a heat-proof bowl or saucier over a pot of simmering water.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
And there’s really no better example of this than Prada, who showed every single look with a saucy skirt of some sort.

— Vogue, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of saucy

Adjective

In creating the 2026 version, the team stripped away some of the synth for a more organic sound, with the addition of live drums and brash guitars.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
He is credited with bringing modernism to the region, introducing local audiences to what was then still a brash way of painting that put emotions first and realism second.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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