Synonyms for audacious
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Daring — showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring
daring, bold, intrepid, courageous, fearless, adventurous, dauntless, brave, reckless, undaunted, adventuresome, valiant, enterprising, rash, hardy, venturous, temerarious, temeritous, unfearing, heroic, unafraid, daredevil
2. Brazen — impudent, insolent
brazen, insolent, impudent, cheeky, presumptuous, brash, brazen-faced, bare-faced, impertinent, unabashed, shameless, bald-faced, bodacious US, brassy, forward, pert, irreverent, sassy, chutzpadik, cool dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- adj. 2
Impudent, insolent.
Related words
- Word family
- audaciously audaciousness audacity
Example sentences
- bold He gets a little bold after he's had a few drinks.
- daring What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
- courageous Tom told Mary that he thought John was courageous.
- intrepid Many tried to carry out the deed of the intrepid mountaineer.
- brazen His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
- insolent Her insolent remarks to her boss cost her her job.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| audacious | rising | |
| bold | rising | |
| daring | rising | |
| courageous | steady | |
| intrepid | rising | |
| brazen | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cool1, bold1, rash1, pert1
- 5 letters
- brave1, hardy2, sassy2, brash1
- 6 letters
- heroic3, daring2, cheeky2, brazen2, brassy2
- 7 letters
- forward2, valiant2
- 8 letters
- reckless2, fearless2, intrepid3, unafraid3, insolent3, impudent
- 9 letters
- shameless2, daredevil3, dauntless, undaunted3, unabashed3, bodacious, venturous, unfearing
- 10 letters
- courageous3, irreverent4, temeritous, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- adventurous4, impertinent4, temerarious
- 12 letters
- enterprising4, presumptuous4
- 13 letters
- adventuresome4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).