Synonyms and Antonyms of audacious
- with an audacious disregard for innocent bystanders, rival gang members opened fire
arch, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise
- an audacious effort to start her own business with no real plan or funding
adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daring, venturesome, venturous
brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, rash
brainless, foolish, harebrained, scatterbrained
fainthearted, fearful, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid, timorous
calm, cool, levelheaded, sensible
alert, intelligent, quick-witted, sharp
chicken, chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, lily-livered, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow
- audacious adventurers risking everything they had for a shot at glory