Antonyms for audacious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : aw-dey-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈdeɪ ʃəs

Definition of audacious

Origin : 1540s, "confident, intrepid," from Middle French audacieux, from audace "boldness," from Latin audacia "daring, boldness, courage," from audax "brave, bold, daring," but more often "bold" in a bad sense, "audacious, rash, foolhardy," from audere "to dare, be bold." Bad sense of "shameless" is attested from 1590s in English. Related: Audaciously.

adj reckless, daring
adj arrogant, presumptuous

Example sentences :

There was no audacious bobcat around to worry them that night.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

She was an audacious woman, and openly looked compassionately at me.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

It was audacious in me, but I took another liberty with Pangloss.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

Alice glanced at his serious face, and yielded to an audacious temptation.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Audacious as I was, I did not care to inquire in what room I should find them.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

Surely the storm would burst at last about this audacious woman's head.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

The audacious irony of his words filled Plowden with an instant purpose.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

He was exposing himself in most audacious fashion, as was his wont.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

He devised them—an audacious plan; and his task was only half done.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

This feeling accounts for nine tenths of their audacious gestures.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for audacious

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