brazen-faced

adjective

ˈbrā-zᵊn-ˌfāst How to pronounce brazen-faced (audio)
Definition of brazen-facednext
as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness shocked by his brazen-faced insistence that he had never uttered the insult, even though it was heard by a score of onlookers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen-faced
  1. wise
  2. impudent
  3. brazen
  4. insolent
  5. bold
  6. fresh
  7. audacious
  8. saucy
Adjective
  • No one’s ever asked the kids up in the Grading The Week offices to help them with their taxes, but those wise apples sure know how to work a calculator.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Educating employees—especially those in finance roles—about the risks of fraudulent invoices and how to verify payment requests would be wise for organizations to prioritize in light of novel cyberattacks like this.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of wise
Adjective
  • More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.
    Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.
    Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
Definition of impudent
Adjective
  • In Biden’s tenure, U.S. adversaries have grown increasingly brazen in their provocations and ramped up cooperation with each other.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The rise of brazen, unlicensed marijuana sellers is a relatively new phenomenon, probably driven in part by growing public acceptance of marijuana and the relatively easy access to pot being cultivated for legal sale in dozens of states.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of brazen
Adjective
  • Her subversive and dominating personality, and sometimes insolent rhetoric in her active X presence set her apart from the likes of other female AI chatbots, such as Siri whose aim is to assist and serve.
    Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Bullock’s John Hotham is forced to manage an uprising of rogue military personal and armed insurgents on a semi-fictional January 6, 2025 that makes the real-life January 6, 2021 seem like insolent child’s play.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Definition of insolent
Adjective
  • This length was all added ahead of the windshield, giving the Vanquish the bold proportions of a proper dream car.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Upcoming event: Join business's brightest minds and boldest leaders at the Fortune Global Forum, convening November 11 and 12 in New York City.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bold
Adjective
  • Daniels has already been a breath of fresh air for the franchise.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Made from fresh fruit in season but often released the next year, many local producers have excellent examples of these products.
    Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of fresh
Adjective
  • The movie is inspired by the audacious true story of the American government’s plot to steal a Soviet spacecraft during a 1959 exposition in Mexico City.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Perhaps their most audacious collaboration yet, 144 Vanderbilt’s textured pink exterior commands attention at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and its namesake street in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of audacious
Adjective
  • First, a couple of recipes that start with searing pork chops before finishing them in a more saucy liquid environment.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Mitzi Gaynor, the leggy entertainer whose saucy vitality and blond beauty graced the big screen in South Pacific and on Las Vegas stages and in spectacular TV specials, has died.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of saucy
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