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

Kari was confined to a wheelchair and had to have her gall bladder removed.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Avicii was hospitalized for health issues throughout his lifetime, and increased alcohol consumption to curb his anxiety led to acute pancreatitis and a gall bladder surgery.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gall

Noun

Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
This standalone novel looks at the cult of celebrity, the bond among parents and children, entitlement and arrogance, all wrapped into a tightly wound plot that’s an evocative historical steeped in the Great Depression.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrogance

Noun

The haughtiness and audacity of RHONY set a precedent for future cities, making the infamous season nine Gangster Lunch an obvious scene to recreate.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Beyoncé describes the original project as essentially her first visual album, using short films to explore the full arc of a relationship and themes of confidence, liberation, audacity and compatibility.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of audacity

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

The confidence gap in philanthropy mirrors a broader anxiety wealth advisors have noticed about whether heirs are ready for any of it.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
The Tigers travel to Lexington, Kentucky, in Week 6 to take on a Kentucky team that should have plenty of confidence after pulling off a comeback win on the road against South Carolina a week ago.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

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
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

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