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Synonyms for brazen

Most common

audacious impudent brassy bare-faced

All synonyms

Adjective

Other

sauce-y

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash.

    She was brazen enough to deny stealing the handbag even though she was caught on camera doing so.

Related words

Word family
brazen-faced brazenly brazenness braise
Phrases
brazen out

Example sentences

  • audacious Only an audacious mind will be able to solve this riddle.
  • insolent Her insolent remarks to her boss cost her her job.
  • impudent The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
brazenrising
audaciousrising
insolentsteady
impudentsteady
brassysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bold1, pert1
5 letters
sassy2, brash1
6 letters
cheeky2, brassy2
7 letters
forward2
8 letters
insolent3, petulant3, flippant2, impudent
9 letters
shameless2, audacious3, unabashed3, unashamed3, bodacious, abashless
10 letters
irreverent4
12 letters
presumptuous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sassy2 = 2 syllables).