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
Adjective
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In hindsight that decision may not have been the wisest.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025 -
Demonstrating a talent for working in fluent french peppered with a british accent, the actor delivers one of his most indelible acting turns as the sly, wry, and wise business mogul-turned- butler who finds new purpose in life working on the other side of the fence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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First, there are highly vocal AI luminaires making individualized brazen predictions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The brazen corruption that pervaded St. Paul’s police force in 1935 didn’t spring up overnight.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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One’s insolent, calling him lame and old, and the other affectedly infantile, but both are exhausting in their own way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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The government, in an insolent filing on Sunday evening, rewrote that instruction.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One bold young woman lay on the ground and put her feet up, wide apart.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, lined eyes and a rosy lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Designer Elizabeth Ghia’s inspiring spaces bring icons of design history into the 21st century for spaces that feel fresh yet classic.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Everything then was fresh, local, and far more creative than people of today can even imagine.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Around the same time, a new and more audacious idea emerged: to outlaw war altogether.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The Wall of Sound was their most audacious attempt: a 60-foot-wide, 75-ton scaffold of nearly 600 speakers designed to deliver pristine, distortion-free sound to both the band and audience.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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But there’s a whole world of eggplant recipes beyond that saucy Italian American headliner.—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2025
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This week: a gutsy stand-up special from Sarah Silverman, a new installment of Fear Street, and some saucy reality TV.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Brazen-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen-faced. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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