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as in disrespect
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
my mother would not tolerate impudence from any of us
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as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
their impudence irritated everyone at the wedding reception
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Recent Examples of impudence
Over dinner, the report of my impudence earned mild punishment from my mom and a smile from my dad, who liked Ol’ Blue Eyes.
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Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 29 July 2022
At the outset, Isabelle is confused more than disbelieving when Joan (Mikaela Rae Macias) interrupts her teenage impudence and confides these visions to her mother.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
Hathaway's attempts at theatrical impudence get swatted down by thinkpiece-y dialogue.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Anderson’s nearly cinema-destroying impudence contrasts with Tarantino’s fan-boy romanticism in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Jan. 2022
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Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 29 July 2022
At the outset, Isabelle is confused more than disbelieving when Joan (Mikaela Rae Macias) interrupts her teenage impudence and confides these visions to her mother.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022
Hathaway's attempts at theatrical impudence get swatted down by thinkpiece-y dialogue.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Anderson’s nearly cinema-destroying impudence contrasts with Tarantino’s fan-boy romanticism in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impudence
Noun
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There was a celebration in the building on New Year’s Eve, with some strands apparently still stuck in the rafters — no disrespect to KU.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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And despite Aegon’s insolence, neither Criston nor Aemond could have predicted that the king would show up to the fight drunk on dragonback before Aemond can arrive.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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Many adults will think that the host’s rudeness justifies an angry response — and of course, that would vastly entertain the children.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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However, sometimes that truth can come off as blunt to the point of rudeness.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends.Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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Her highly English mix of impertinence, acerbic prose and class obsession turned the then-flailing magazine into a success.Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024
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Mya Hooten, Minnesota: A three-time Big Ten champion on floor exercise, Hooten is a powerhouse who brings sass to her fun choreography and knows how to nail a landing.Tess DeMeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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And at the American Express stage, the classy, Stagecoach sass of cowboy boots and hats swaying to American superstar Chris Stapleton.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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But sarcasm can also derail a conversation and leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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This is a man who once watched one of his fake teeth fly out of his mouth during a team meeting, bent down, picked it up and kept talking.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Impudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impudence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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