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audacious
[ aw-dey-shuhs ]
adjective
- extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless:
an audacious explorer.
Synonyms: venturesome, dauntless, intrepid, courageous
Antonyms: cowardly
- extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive:
an audacious vision of the city's bright future.
- recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen.
Synonyms: unabashed, forward, impertinent, shameless
- lively; unrestrained; uninhibited:
an audacious interpretation of her role.
audacious
/ ɔːˈdeɪʃəs; ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ /
adjective
- recklessly bold or daring; fearless
- impudent or presumptuous
Derived Forms
- auˈdaciousness, noun
- auˈdaciously, adverb
Other Words From
- au·dacious·ly adverb
- au·dacious·ness noun
- unau·dacious adjective
- unau·dacious·ly adverb
- unau·dacious·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of audacious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of audacious1
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.
Yet, the police believe his audacious influence endures.
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.
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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