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audacious

[ aw-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless:

    an audacious explorer.

    Synonyms: venturesome, dauntless, intrepid, courageous

    Antonyms: cowardly

  2. extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive:

    an audacious vision of the city's bright future.

  3. recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen.

    Synonyms: unabashed, forward, impertinent, shameless

  4. lively; unrestrained; uninhibited:

    an audacious interpretation of her role.



audacious

/ ɔːˈdeɪʃəs; ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. recklessly bold or daring; fearless
  2. impudent or presumptuous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • auˈdaciousness, noun
  • auˈdaciously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • au·dacious·ly adverb
  • au·dacious·ness noun
  • unau·dacious adjective
  • unau·dacious·ly adverb
  • unau·dacious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of audacious1

First recorded in 1540–50; audaci(ty) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of audacious1

C16: from Latin audāx bold, from audēre to dare
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Example Sentences

How do you bring her audacious wit, rampaging delivery and path-breaking fearlessness back to life?

Judge Mrs Justice Lambert said it was an "audacious" and extensively planned scheme to "kill a man in plain sight", which nearly worked.

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Yet, the police believe his audacious influence endures.

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The plan is far more audacious than can be summarized here, but largely consists of neopatrimonial policies intended to punish the American people, rather than serve them.

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His ability to take bold, audacious business risks informed a high-profile acquisition strategy that kept the salt-to-steel conglomerate founded 155 years ago by his forefathers relevant after India liberalised its economy in the 1990s.

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