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audacity

[aw-das-i-tee] / ɔˈdæs ɪ ti /
NOUN
recklessness, daring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boldness courage guts
STRONG
adventurousness audaciousness bravery dauntlessness enterprise fearlessness intrepidity nerve rashness valor venturesomeness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cowardice fear timidity
WEAK
care carefulness caution gentility humility meekness modesty reserve yielding
NOUN
arrogance, presumptuousness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chutzpah gall guts spunk
STRONG
assurance audaciousness brass cheek cockiness crust defiance effrontery forwardness gutsiness hardiness impertinence impudence insolence moxie nerve rudeness shamelessness stuff temerity
WEAK
disrespectfulness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cowardice
STRONG
caution fear humility manners modesty politeness respect shyness timidity
WEAK
care carefulness gentility meekness reserve yielding

Example Sentences

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I had a lot of audacity back then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Gets an extra mark for the audacity of batting at number three.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Harry Brook's dance, swipe and miss at Mitchell Starc from his first ball seemed witless in the moment, yet it was Brook's audacity that kept England from a complete implosion.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

No one has the audacity to try to unseat him, or even to say that he won’t be in charge forever.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

“I love you too,” I said so low even I couldn’t hear it, but my heart still thumped wildly at the audacity of it.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam