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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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The praise is rarely as loud as the disrespect when Ange gets it right.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Basically that poor enforcement had bred serious disrespect for the law, or at least a misunderstanding of it.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
Noun
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Bad hygiene, rudeness and talking too much about exes will be the biggest no-nos.Analis Bailey, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
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Not drinking alcohol — for whatever reason — tends to trigger rudeness in people who do drink.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 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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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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Ernie slowly made his way up the stairs with a little sass in his walk, still ensuring his stick hit every support of the railing.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The bourbon is smooth and sweet with a noticeable viscosity and mouth weight on the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Aardman has upgraded its stop-motion Wallace and Gromit puppets with improved plasticine clay, more silicone and resin, and better armatures and mouth replacement.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Impudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impudence. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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