BRAZENNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

brazenness

noun

Definition of brazenness

as in gall

shameless boldness she had the brazenness to expect us to let her tap into our cable connection

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Recent Examples of brazenness Sculpting her natural gifts of wit and brazenness into a living artwork dazzled all who came within her orbit. — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 In an ironic twist, though, in Silo 18, Juliette’s brazenness offers Camille and the Algorithm an opportunity. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 For the most part, neutrals enjoy the brazenness of Martinez’s antics or are slightly irritated by them. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Feisty about current events, sensitive about mental health, and musically prone to prettiness and brazenness in about equal measure, Williams is bringing all of her best selves, two-decades-and-change into her career. — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026 But Motta, with a brazenness that had become her signature, kept taking on new clients. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The spectacle comported with the prevailing views of this ensemble’s antisemitism, but its sheer brazenness catapulted them to a new level of mainstream notoriety. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026 Chan said police told her and her employees that the men apparently knew each other, which gave her some comfort given the brazenness of the attack. — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026 The concern is not only the surge in killings, but the increasing brazenness with which they are carried out. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenness

Noun

What galls, perhaps, is less the accident itself than the absence of a person stepping out from behind the wheel, having a human experience of horror and regret.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Kari was confined to a wheelchair and had to have her gall bladder removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of gall

Noun

The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Steven Huefner, deputy director of the Election Law Program at Ohio State University, says poll chaplains might be able to calm the frayed nerves of a voting public that is constantly exposed to divisive rhetoric and news about political violence.

— Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of nerve

Noun

An America that seeks justice with dignity and wisdom, not arrogance and gore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
These fascinating, illuminating episodes raise the question of whether great fiction requires the kind of single-mindedness and even arrogance that McCarthy cultivated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

Noun

The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Mizrahi has not only the chutzpah to reveal the rainbow that is his personality but the panache to revel in its many splendid colors—not all of which are flattering.

— Charles Gandee, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of chutzpah

Noun

There’s a huge confidence chasm between those who approve of the country’s leadership under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those who don’t — just 37% of the latter have faith in the vote.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Alternatively, depression may involve placing too much confidence in outdated forecasts.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

Fans walked around downtown in gear declaring their dominance - national championship tees and Rose Bowl jackets - and businesses hung signs in homage to their head coach’s brashness.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
As fashion cycles through infinite stages of nostalgia—particularly the brashness of the ’80s and the sleek, techy sportiness of the ’90s—there’s something about airbrushing that feels less overt and slightly irreverent.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of brashness

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