brazen-faced

adjective

ˈbrā-zᵊn-ˌfāst How to pronounce brazen-faced (audio)
Definition of brazen-facednext
as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness shocked by his brazen-faced insistence that he had never uttered the insult, even though it was heard by a score of onlookers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen-faced
  1. wise
  2. impudent
  3. brazen
  4. insolent
  5. bold
  6. fresh
  7. audacious
  8. saucy
Adjective
  • Very strong, powerful, good feet, good athletic ability — and is working at the consistency part scheme-wise.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Sometimes, the wisest career decision is to acknowledge that a leader won't improve and move on, as careers thrive when employees aren't held back by consistently poor leadership.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of wise
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
Adjective
  • Their alliance signaled a brazen ambition to build the next great consumer product—this time for the AI age, and a bet that OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, could unseat the likes of Apple using the iPhone maker’s former design star.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Nine months after a brazen jewel heist left the Louvre scrambling, the museum has finally reopened the Apollo Gallery, where four masked thieves stole eight items valued collectively at $102 million.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026
Definition of brazen
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
  • Indeed, the announcement of Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros triggered concern last year that the market for bold young talent would shrink – indeed that opportunities for indie companies like Continental would also disappear.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
  • Summer dressing is the perfect excuse to embrace bold color, play with texture, or experiment with a new silhouette.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of bold
Adjective
  • The reversal came a day after the Wall Street Journal reported Trump had ordered the military to prepare a fresh attack that could begin as soon as the weekend.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There’s always something new to see and fresh businesses to support.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fresh
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
Definition of audacious
Adjective
  • This hanging gnome decoration lives up to the sassy, saucy personality commensurate with garden gnomes.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026
  • Martinis would segue to meals of earthy, saucy pastas.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of saucy
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“Brazen-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen-faced. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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