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- DictionaryAu·da·cious/ôˈdāSHəs/
adjective
- 1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks: "a series of audacious takeovers"
- 2. showing an impudent lack of respect: "an audacious remark"
The meaning of AUDACIOUS is intrepidly daring : adventurous. How to use audacious in a sentence. Did you know?
AUDACIOUS definition: 1. showing a willingness to take risks or offend people: 2. showing a willingness to take risks or…. Learn more.
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.
The adjective audacious comes from the Latin word audacia and means "daring, boldness, courage," and often gets applied in situations where someone does something pretty unusual, like becoming an astronaut and going to the moon.
Definition of audacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen. 4. lively; unrestrained; uninhibited. an audacious interpretation of her role. SYNONYMS 1. courageous, intrepid, dauntless, venturesome. 3. unabashed, shameless; impertinent, forward. ANTONYMS 1. cowardly.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave. 2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness. 3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
Audacious Definition. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. Bold or daring; fearless. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent. Audacious rudeness. Not restrained by a sense of shame or propriety; rudely bold; brazen. Spirited and original. An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
Synonyms for AUDACIOUS: bold, wise, brazen, impudent, fresh, insolent, cheeky, defiant; Antonyms of AUDACIOUS: timid, humble, modest, shy, meek, retiring, courteous, proper.
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