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| 1. | [ adjective ] invulnerable to fear or intimidation | |
| Synonyms: | dauntless brave intrepid unfearing fearless | |
| Examples: | "audacious explorers" "fearless reporters and photographers" "intrepid pioneers" |
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| Related terms: | bold | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] unrestrained by convention or propriety | |
| Synonyms: | brazen insolent brassy bodacious brazen-faced bold-faced barefaced | |
| Examples: | "an audacious trick to pull" "a barefaced hypocrite" "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times "bold-faced lies" "brazen arrogance" |
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| Related terms: | unashamed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] disposed to venture or take risks | |
| Synonyms: | daring venturous venturesome | |
| Examples: | "audacious visions of the total conquest of space" "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas" "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers" "a venturesome investor" "a venturous spirit" |
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| Related terms: | adventurous | |
| Similar spelling: |
audaciously autoecious |
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