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audacious

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: ô-dāʹshəs
  • UK: /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: ô-dāʹshəs
  • US: /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ɑˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs
  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 D EY1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bold, daring, courageous, intrepid, venturesome, temeritous, temerarious

Antonyms: shy, cautious, prudent

2

adj

Meaning 2

Impudent, insolent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impudent, presumptuous, brazen, cheeky

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

disposed to venture or take risks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: daring, venturesome, venturous

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unrestrained by convention or propriety- Los Angeles Times- Bertrand Russell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an audacious trick to pull
  • a barefaced hypocrite
  • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
  • bald-faced lies
  • brazen arrogance
  • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • audacious explorers
  • fearless reporters and photographers
  • intrepid pioneers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”) + -ious, from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քաջ (kʻaǰ) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Armenian: խիզախ (xizax) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Armenian: հանդուգն (handugn) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Bulgarian: смел (smel) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Catalan: audaç — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大膽的 /大胆的 (dàdǎn de) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Czech: neohrožený — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Czech: statečný — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Czech: odvážný — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Czech: chrabrý — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Danish: vågehalset — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Danish: dristig — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: onvervaard — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: driest — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: koen — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: vermetel — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: waaghalzig — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Dutch: audacieus — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Esperanto: aŭdaca — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Finnish: uskalias — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Finnish: rohkea — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • French: audacieux — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Galician: audaz — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • German: kühn — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • German: unverfroren — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • German: waghalsig — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Hungarian: merész — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Hungarian: vakmerő — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Irish: neamhnáireach — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Italian: audace — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Northern Kurdish: wêrek — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Northern Kurdish: bisteh — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Latin: audax — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Macedonian: о́дважен (ódvažen) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Macedonian: смел (smel) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Norwegian: dristig — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: djerv — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Persian: جسور (jasur) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Persian: بیمحابا (bi-mohâbâ) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Persian: بیپروا (bi-parvâ) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Plautdietsch: brow — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Polish: śmiały — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Polish: zuchwały — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Portuguese: audaz — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Russian: отва́жный (otvážnyj) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Russian: сме́лый (smélyj) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Spanish: audaz — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Spanish: entrón — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Spanish: aventado — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Swedish: våghalsig — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Swedish: djärv — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Swedish: dristigt — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Turkish: cesur — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Turkish: gözü pek — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Ottoman Turkish: جسور (cesur) — showing willingness to take bold risks
  • Bulgarian: дързък (dǎrzǎk) — impudent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厚顏無恥的 /厚颜无耻的 (hòuyánwúchǐ de) — impudent
  • Czech: drzý — impudent
  • Czech: nestydatý — impudent
  • Czech: nestoudný — impudent
  • Czech: bezostyšný — impudent
  • Dutch: schaamteloos — impudent
  • Dutch: driest — impudent
  • Finnish: röyhkeä — impudent
  • German: kühn — impudent
  • German: unverfroren — impudent
  • German: dreist — impudent
  • German: dummdreist — impudent
  • Hungarian: szemtelen — impudent
  • Italian: azzardato — impudent
  • Italian: avventato — impudent
  • Northern Kurdish: bêşerm — impudent
  • Northern Kurdish: bêar — impudent
  • Latin: impudens — impudent
  • Macedonian: др́зок (dŕzok) — impudent
  • Macedonian: на́хален (náhalen) — impudent
  • Old English: dyrstiġ — impudent
  • Persian: گستاخ (gostâx) — impudent
  • Polish: arogancki — impudent
  • Polish: bezczelny — impudent
  • Polish: bezwstydny — impudent
  • Polish: czelny — impudent
  • Polish: hucpiarski — impudent
  • Polish: impertynencki — impudent
  • Polish: tupeciarski — impudent
  • Polish: zuchwały — impudent
  • Russian: де́рзкий (dérzkij) — impudent
  • Russian: наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) — impudent
  • Russian: на́глый (náglyj) — impudent
  • Scottish Gaelic: dalm — impudent
  • Turkish: arsız — impudent
  • Turkish: cesur — impudent
  • Turkish: gözü pek — impudent