Synonyms for effrontery
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Insolent and shameless audacity.
We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.
Forms
- Plural
- effronteries → impudences, audacities, temerities, impertinences…
Choose the right word
Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- audacity David had the audacity to ask Martha out on a date.
- temerity No one had the temerity to speak out against those war crimes.
- impudence He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
- impertinence Please accept my sincere apologies for my impertinence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| effrontery | steady | |
| audacity | rising | |
| temerity | steady | |
| impudence | steady | |
| impertinence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- face1, gall1
- 5 letters
- nerve1, cheek1, brass1
- 8 letters
- audacity4, boldness2, temerity4
- 9 letters
- assurance3, insolence3, impudence, brashness2, hardihood
- 10 letters
- assumption3
- 11 letters
- presumption3
- 12 letters
- impertinence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (audacity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- effronterie
- Italiano
- sfrontatezza
- Español
- atrevimiento