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

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Noun

After Carl Linnaeus—the father of the discipline, who had the gall to coin Homo sapiens—died in 1778, the slogan Deus creavit, Linnaeus disposuit (God created, Linnaeus organized) began to circulate.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
To tell if an abnormal growth on a tree is a burl or a gall, compare the outer surface and texture of the growth.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of gall

Noun

Despite two Tony nominations for her previous turns on the Great White Way, Janney is feeling the nerves.

— Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Found across the Indian subcontinent, the common krait possesses powerful neurotoxic venom that interferes with communication between nerves and muscles.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of nerve

Noun

The past decade has seen Roth leverage his audacity (and fortune) to develop an internet persona that can be described as the Marchesa Casati meets RuPaul.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Mars will also return to your sign this month, which not only gives you the nerve, but the emotional audacity to take a stand.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of audacity

Noun

While Kersten taps his Swedish security connections for information about Wohmann, the intrepid journalist relies on chutzpah and archival detective work.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chutzpah

Noun

The Bears haven’t ruled out the possibility of getting Trapilo at least some reps during training camp this month to test him out and rebuild his confidence in padded practices.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
That signal could help security teams identify compromises with greater confidence.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
His brashness with a wink is a fun part of the package, but insight and candor are what make the best analysts.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 10 June 2026

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