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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
This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Some California lawmakers have come down on the bill for being too brazen and spending money California doesn’t have. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Many also thought that Red44 was becoming too public, too brazen, too loud, and no one was louder than Nathan Burdette. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 The brazen daylight shooting happened in the city’s most populous borough, Côte-des-Neiges, and ended after a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed. — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 June 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
  • Its bold colors and sharp lines evoke almost alien qualities.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
  • Between Cox’s bright red dress and Arquette’s bold red lipstick, the fashionable pair complemented each other’s looks while making a stylish statement.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of bold
Verb
  • After Adam Copeland and Christian Cage successfully retained the AEW World Tag Team Championship against Claudio Castagnoli and PAC, The Young Bucks confronted them and pointed at the titles.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Thor confronts Doom but the villain catches his magical hammer and throws it aside easily.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 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
  • What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of face
Adjective
  • Personnel-wise, there are a lot of new faces with things to prove.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • This Zuko is older, calmer, wiser and the Fire Lord of his nation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of wise
Verb
  • Along the lakefront, between the smoky air and muggy weather, only a handful of runners and bikers chose to brave the outdoors.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Often, locations grow to become popular destinations thanks to good feedback from producers who braved previously unexplored countries.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 July 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
  • His gripping and meticulously researched book tells the story of an audacious operation by charting the exploits of both the perpetrators and the investigators.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
  • It was said in jest, yet the sport’s most audacious instigators might take him up on it.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026
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