BRAZENLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

brazenly

adverb

Definition of brazenly

as in recklessly

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Recent Examples of brazenly Greenspan’s cooking is equal parts nostalgic and swashbuckling, with a menu that brazenly reimagines foods most Jewish Americans hold near and dear. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 So brazenly setting up the next chapter before finishing the first undercuts an otherwise solid finish, but Season 2 is peppered with hallmarks of a series stalling for time. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 Y’know, the two living, breathing, helpless children forced to sit idle while their mother and (almost) step-father constantly and brazenly risk abandoning them. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Despite the fact that the vast majority of the public testimony was unfavorable, and polling consistently shows that Marylanders oppose partisan gerrymandering, legislators brazenly pushed ahead. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026 Pursuing themes explored on the 2025 orchestral suite La Belleza, Pimienta’s latest release, Caribenya, turns the page to brazenly direct songwriting. — Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026 The trailer shows the Harrigans getting on the front foot in their latest war on the streets, with Conrad and Maeve walking brazenly into danger at one point firing at rivals. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenly

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But the parks department will involve law enforcement when people behave recklessly, parks director Nick Walker said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Court records show he's been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of recklessly

Adverb

There was Anthony Edwards brashly asking Watson if the Nuggets planned to foul up three at the end of regulation, before draining an incredible shot to force overtime.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.

— Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025

Definition of brashly

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The heart of the dispute is how to handle claims by employees that plan sponsors have invested their retirement funds imprudently.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit alleged the fund consistently underperformed those benchmarks and that the committee acted imprudently by keeping it without further investigation.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprudently

Adverb

Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Rather than ignore anomalies or react impulsively, strategic leaders leverage their instinct to dig deeper, stress-test assumptions and uncover what’s hidden beneath corporate polish.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsively

Adverb

Considered from one angle, the movie is superficial and conventional, zipping heedlessly between the characters without fretting about point of view, creating scenes that don’t so much illuminate characters as simply push the story along.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet, future relations with Canada will be the bellwether for whether America can recover the critical alliances this administration has heedlessly ripped apart.

— Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of heedlessly

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So, in recognition of the country's semiquincentennial, here's a proudly Memphicentric and crazily ambitious if inevitably incomplete list of 250 — count 'em, *250* — Memphis artists and entertainers.

— John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Aug. 2026
And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026

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