brash

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overconfident way

In a sentence

Brash in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing brash in a sentence.

His brash promises won applause but worried the cautious investors.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Brash (adjective) means self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overconfident way

Here is brash used in an example sentence: "His brash promises won applause but worried the cautious investors."

Common synonyms for brash include impudent, cocky, audacious, brazen.

Antonyms of brash include timid, reticent.

Brash is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.