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adjective

ˈbrā-zᵊn How to pronounce brazen (audio)
Definition of brazennext
as in bold
displaying or marked by rude boldness a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich

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brazen

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verb

as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke

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Recent Examples of brazen
Adjective
The brazen, seemingly random shooting shocked local law enforcement circles. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 The channel’s support for Iran’s opposition turned more brazen in December, when the Islamic Republic faced another wave of demonstrations across the country. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brazen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen
  1. bold
  2. confront
  3. impudent
  4. face
  5. wise
  6. brave
  7. insolent
  8. audacious
Adjective
  • Every September, Climate Week brings together leaders, businesses and advocates promising bold action on climate change.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Mac’s More Better Productions is a film, television, and multimedia company that builds on his distinctive approach to world-building through bold, human storytelling.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bold
Verb
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of confront
Adjective
  • Maradona, on the other hand, was a charismatic populist, a scalawag from a shantytown, irrepressible and impudent.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of impudent
Verb
  • The agent gained unauthorized access to the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, enabling it to access both public and non-public files, and to write files to an internal server.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The new political leadership will also face pressure to address everyday concerns, including jobs, wages and the cost of living.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of face
Adjective
  • What This Means For Everyone Else With the system increasingly doing the reasoning for you, consumers believe that fintech will lead to fewer challenges and less financial knowledge needed to make wise decisions.
    — Antoine Sallis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This series, in particular, seems to be, timing-wise, exactly the right time based on everything that’s happening in culture right now.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of wise
Verb
  • The data collected from studying the crater could help scientists develop technology that would better allow astronauts to brave and traverse the hostile environment.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Dog walkers are staying inside, and even a Miami TV reporter known to brave the outside elements ran into the car and did a report from inside the vehicle.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brave
Adjective
  • That meant going their own way, being a little insolent and being arrogant.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.
    — Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of insolent
Adjective
  • None of that seems to be helping the early numbers for his new movie, Digger, which is not a musical but is something else audacious and weird.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The season 2 premiere sees one of the most audacious yet — a white nationalist paramilitary group operating in the Florida panhandle.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of audacious

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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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