brazenness

noun

Definition of brazennessnext
as in gall
shameless boldness she had the brazenness to expect us to let her tap into our cable connection

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazenness
  1. gall
  2. nerve
  3. arrogance
  4. audacity
  5. chutzpah
  6. confidence
  7. effrontery
Noun
  • Chris Rock got a hand (and a gall bladder) from one of his old Saturday Night Live castmates this week.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Dec. 2024
  • And Big Government had the gall to charge me $35 to get in?
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of gall
Noun
  • If a nerve is affected, leg numbness or weakness may also occur.6 Spondylolisthesis Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward over the one below it, potentially leading to nerve compression.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Fuentes's election night video, however, struck a nerve among leftists, who ended up leaking his home address online.
    Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of nerve
Noun
  • Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • The freedom, the audacity, to announce yourself as a talented, accomplished and responsible member of society was an earned right.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • This narrative extends well beyond the audacity of luxury fashion.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of audacity
Noun
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Cher guides the reader through the first half of her inimitable life and career with chutzpah.
    Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of chutzpah
Noun
  • Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This year, the Duchess seems to have approached dressing for all of the various facets of her life with fresh confidence.
    Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of confidence
Noun
  • Ani is one of HQ’s best girls, and Madison plays her with a bawdy effrontery and a disarming grin that seems to widen by a mile under neon lights.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Wu, notably, is framed as the instigator in the relationship; Cheung has a few priceless reaction shots, as Lam can’t believe—or, ultimately, resist—his student’s seductive effrontery.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Definition of effrontery
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