audacious

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Daring]

Syn. bold, daring, reckless, rash; see brave 1 , rash .

2. [Impudent]

Syn. brazen, presumptuous, unabashed; see rude 2 .

See Synonym Study at brave .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[aw DAY shus]

brave, bold. Also, not affected by shame or a sense of propriety.

The soldiers made an audacious foray into enemy territory.

SYN.:

1. brave, bold, daring, plucky, *ballsy, courageous, dauntless, stalwart, unflinching, *gutsy, adventurous, intrepid.

2. shameless, brazen, outrageous, cheeky, brassy, impertinent, rude, forward, insolent, saucy, *ballsy.

ANT.: 1. cowardly, fearful, timid. 2. deferential, polite

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having or showing courage: bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal: spunky. Slang: gutsy, gutty. See FEAR. 2. Taking or willing to take risks: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daredevil, daring, enterprising, venturesome, venturous. See SAFETY. 3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang: wise1. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY.