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brazenly

[brey-zuhn-lee] / ˈbreɪ zən li /
ADVERB
boldly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
courageously daringly eagerly fearlessly
WEAK
dauntlessly headlong recklessly stoutly valiantly venturesomely
Antonyms
WEAK
cautiously cowardly fearfully
ADVERB
openly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blatantly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unabashedly unashamedly willingly
WEAK
aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in public in the open ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly warts and all without pretense without reserve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely
WEAK
secretly shamefully
ADVERB
rudely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluntly crudely harshly
STRONG
discourteously
WEAK
barbarously boorishly coarsely contemptuously crassly curtly disrespectfully imprudently indecently indecorously insolently loudly roughly sassily sharply snootily tactlessly unabashedly uncivilly uncouthly ungraciously vulgarly
Antonyms
WEAK
civilly courteously politely suavely

Example Sentences

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They’re so wholehearted, so unashamed, so brazenly anti-cool that they’re irresistible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

When Sri Lanka's economy collapsed in 2022, politicians and officials were accused of brazenly stealing the island's assets.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

This is all very dumb, but what was striking was how brazenly dishonest it was.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

Careful and calculating actors wouldn’t brazenly break the law and dare authorities to respond.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

As she watched, a woman darted out of a clump of nearby trees, glanced at Kira, and then brazenly began to pull carrots from the garden that Kira and her mother had tended together.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry