Antonyms for brazenly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : brey-zuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪ zən |
Definition of brazenly
Origin :- Old English bræsen "of brass," from bræs "brass" (see brass) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is 1570s (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see brass). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1550s.
- As in openly : adv honestly
- As in boldly : adv bravely
- As in rudely : adv impolitely
- Here, they are brazenly advertised as "afternoon teas" to lure the unwary.
- Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
- "Yes, I know; that's why he needs me," said Duncan brazenly.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "I know it," said Burt, brazenly, but he did not meet Anne's astonished eyes.
- Extract from : « American Cookery » by Various
- While she ranted, he brazenly began writing in visible ink once more.
- Extract from : « Droozle » by Frank Banta
- "Of course you deny it," said Bill Mosely, brazenly persisting in his falsehood.
- Extract from : « Ben's Nugget » by Horatio, Jr. Alger
- She came and went, counted and folded up, brazenly, shamelessly.
- Extract from : « The Confession of a Fool » by August Strindberg
- Well, if you believe that, youll believe anything, said Fred brazenly.
- Extract from : « Bobby Blake on a Plantation » by Frank A. Warner
- And in the meantime, the Adolphus squatted on the waves and brazenly waited for news.
- Extract from : « Wounds in the rain » by Stephen Crane
- Brazenly she takes Steve's two hands, 'Robert, he is to be our son.'
- Extract from : « Alice Sit-By-The-Fire » by J. M. Barrie
- "I am going to have him just as often as I can," she said, brazenly.
- Extract from : « To Him That Hath » by Ralph Connor
Synonyms for brazenly
- aboveboard
- artlessly
- barbarously
- blatantly
- bluntly
- boorishly
- brazenly
- candidly
- coarsely
- contemptuously
- courageously
- crassly
- crudely
- curtly
- daringly
- dauntlessly
- discourteously
- disrespectfully
- eagerly
- face to face
- fearlessly
- flagrantly
- forthrightly
- frankly
- fully
- harshly
- headlong
- honestly
- imprudently
- in broad daylight
- in full view
- in public
- in the open
- indecently
- indecorously
- ingenuously
- insolently
- loudly
- naively
- naturally
- plainly
- publicly
- readily
- recklessly
- roughly
- sassily
- shamelessly
- sharply
- simply
- snootily
- stoutly
- straight
- tactlessly
- unabashedly
- unashamedly
- uncivilly
- uncouthly
- under one's nose
- ungraciously
- unhesitatingly
- unreservedly
- valiantly
- venturesomely
- vulgarly
- wantonly
- warts and all
- willingly
- without pretense
- without reserve
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