audacious

ɔˈdeɪʃəs

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Definition of audacious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

boldnessshowing willingness to take bold risks

She made an audacious decision to start her own company.

bold

brave

daring

behaviorimpudent or showing lack of respect

His audacious remarks shocked the audience.

bold

brazen

insolent

courage

Rare

fearless and invulnerable to intimidation

Rare

The audacious explorer ventured into the unknown.

bold

daring

intrepid

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Origin of audacious

Latin, audax (bold) + -ious (full of)

Terms with audacious included in their meaning

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savage

audacious

someone who speaks audaciously and hilariously

flamboyant

adj.

fashion

showy, bold or audacious in behaviour or appearance

get away with

succeed riskily

succeed in doing something risky or audacious

you dog

intj.

teasing

teases someone for their audacious or bold behavior

brass-necked

adj.

behavior

shamelessly bold or audacious

savage

adj.

humor

disrespectful and audacious in a funny way

theft of the century

bold theft

extremely audacious or clever theft

bodacious

adj.

bold

audacious and unrestrained in behavior or style

Examples of audacious in a sentence

The audacious explorer ventured into uncharted territories.
Her audacious behavior got her into trouble.
The audacious plan surprised everyone.
Her audacious spirit inspired everyone around her.
The audacious plan shocked the entire board.

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French:audacieux, effronté, ...
German:kühn, unverschämt, ...
Italian:audace, impertinente, ...
Spanish:audaz, descarado, ...
Portuguese:audacioso, atrevido, ...
Chinese:大胆, 放肆的, ...
Japanese:大胆な, 厚かましい, ...
Arabic:جَرِيء, وَقِح, ...
Hebrew:נוֹעָז, חָצוּף, ...
Russian:смелый, наглый, ...
Ukrainian:сміливий, зухвалий, ...
Hindi:दुस्साहसी, ढीठ, ...
Bengali:দুঃসাহসী, উদ্ধত, ...
Catalan:agosarat, descarat, ...
Czech:odvážný, drzý, ...
Danish:dristig, fræk, ...
Dutch:gedurfd, brutaal, ...
Greek:τολμηρός, θρασύς, ...
Hungarian:merész, szemtelen, ...
Khmer:ក្លាហានហ៊ានប្រថុយ, ក្រអឺតក្រទម, ...
Korean:대담한, 무례한, ...
Persian:جسور, گستاخ, ...
Polish:śmiały, bezczelny, ...
Portuguese (BR):audacioso, audaciosos, ...
Romanian:îndrăzneț, obraznic, ...
Swedish:djärv, fräck, ...
Thai:กล้าบ้าบิ่น, ทะลึ่ง, ...
Turkish:cesur, küstah, ...
Vietnamese:táo bạo, xấc xược, ...

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Definition of audacious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of audacious

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Terms with audacious included in their meaning

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