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Another word for audacity

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Noun

  1. Willingness to take risks

    See also:

    safety

  2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident

    See also:

    courtesy

    attitude

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Another word for audacity

Noun

  1. Courage

    See also:

    courage

  2. Impudence

    See also:

    temerity

    See syn. study at

    temerity

    rudeness

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Sentence Examples

  • I can't believe she had the audacity to ask me to do her work for her.

  • Amanda had the audacity to show up to the party, despite the fact that she was not invited.

  • It required some audacity for a young child to jump from the high dive.

  • Isaiah had the audacity to talk back to his mother, making her upset with him.

  • His 200 sermons are a mine of learning and experience, and they stand out from all others by their imaginative power, originality of view, variety of treatment and audacity of expression.

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