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/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
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/ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
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/ɑˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
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ɔːˈdeɪʃəs
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ɔˈdeɪʃəs
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Adjective
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
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It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before.
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That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.
Cuba’s economy minister described "audacious" measures to tame inflation…
Impudent, insolent.
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Adjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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audacious explorers
fearless reporters and photographers
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intrepid pioneers
unrestrained by convention or propriety
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an audacious trick to pull
a barefaced hypocrite
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bald-faced lies
brazen arrogance
disposed to venture or take risks
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audacious visions of the total conquest of space
an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas
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the most daring of contemporary fiction writers
a venturesome investor
a venturous spirit