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- pronunciation:
- aw
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shihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
very bold or adventurous; daring.
Acquiring the rival company was an audacious business move.His escape from the prison was an audacious feat.- synonyms:
- adventuresome, adventurous, bold, brave, courageous, daring, intrepid, venturesome
- antonyms:
- timid
- similar words:
- fearless, forward, lionhearted, undaunted
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| definition 2: |
showing no concern for social conventions or law; insolent.
Few women of the time would commit such an audacious act as smoking in public.- synonyms:
- impudent, insolent, presumptuous, unconventional, unprincipled
- antonyms:
- civil
- similar words:
- brassy, brazen, cheeky, forward, fresh, nervy, outrageous, rude, shameless
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| related words: |
ambitious, bold, daring, enterprising, free, impertinent, impudent, insolent, presumptuous |
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| derivations: |
audaciously (adv.), audaciousness (n.) |
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