audacity
[noun]
Synonyms:
- daring, boldness, bravery, courage, fearlessness, nerve, rashness, recklessness
- cheek, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), effrontery, impertinence, impudence, insolence, nerve

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Antonyms: circumspection
Contrasted words: calculation, caution, wariness, shyness, timidity, timorousness, agitation, disquiet, nervousness, perturbation, trepidation
Related Words: cheek, effrontery, face, gall, brass, brazenness, cockiness, forwardness, impudence, resolution, courage, mettle, spirit

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

au‧dac‧i‧ty /ɔːˈdæsəti, ɔːˈdæsɪti $ ɒː-/ noun [uncountable]
the quality of having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things
have the audacity to do something
I can’t believe he had the audacity to ask me for more money!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲