Synonyms of impudent

impudent

adjective

ˈim-pyə-dənt 

as in insolent

displaying or marked by rude boldness

the guest's impudent inquiries about the cost of just about everything we had in the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insolent
• wise
• brazen
• bold
• cheeky
• impertinent
• fresh
• cocky
• saucy
• sassy
• audacious
• defiant
• blunt
• brassy
• cocksure
• brash
• brazen-faced
• assertive
• nervy
• cute
• bold-faced
• arch
• disrespectful
• smart
• obtrusive
• unblushing
• shameless
• unabashed
• curt
• forward
• flippant
• brassbound
• bluff
• facetious
• mouthy
• flip
• smart-aleck
• pert
• smart-alecky
• lippy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• meek
• humble
• shy
• modest
• polite
• proper
• courteous
• retiring
• respectful
• genteel
• ashamed
• deferential
• mousy
• embarrassed
• demure
• mild
• gentle
• mannerly
• abashed
• inconspicuous
• shamefaced
• unobtrusive
• blushing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impudent

The movie is an epic series of harrumphs and harangues, propelled from room to room—and, in time, out into the world beyond the estate—by a spirit of impudent absurdism and corrosive cynicism which seems to emanate from Digger himself. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Mantello wasn’t being impudent. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw). — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 June 2025

One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic. — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025

More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina. — Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

Many critics dismissed the movie as an ahistorical powder puff, an impudent exercise in vibes-first filmmaking. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024

In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington. — Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016