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as in disrespect
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
my mother would not tolerate impudence from any of us
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as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
their impudence irritated everyone at the wedding reception
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Recent Examples of impudence
That said, James Cameron's epic reaches the pinnacle of disaster-movie impudence with the distasteful suggestion that the most celebrated tragedy of the 20th century occurred because a few lookouts were distracted by Kate and Leo sucking face.
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Ew Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
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Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2023
For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.
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Cynthia Greenlee,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2023
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Ew Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2023
For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.
—
Cynthia Greenlee,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for impudence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impudence
Noun
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And there’s no disrespect intended to fellow Hawks draftee Zuby Ejiofor (a 6-foot-7, 245-pound senior who was Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year?
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Now the removal or disrespect for women.
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And as with your grandmother’s ability to counter rudeness with a clever quip, this seemingly innocuous cocktail, too, packs a mighty punch.
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Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu.
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Some of this was a matter of the insolence of riches and pride of place.
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Turner, in her incendiary film debut, drapes Matty in haughty insolence, desperate unattainability, and seductive refinement.
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Now, there is some off-the-charts breezy impertinence!
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So the uneasy authorities decided that such impertinence must be silenced once and for all.
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Wit and sass are sexy as Mercury and Jupiter harmonize.
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Verbs can deliver the sass of a runway model and a good degree of brushoff.
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Cellphone video shows a staff member with a bloodied mouth climbing into the back of an ambulance.
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Gleaning from context clues, French fries is season 8’s code for hand and/or mouth stuff.
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“Impudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impudence. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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