GRE vocabulary
brazen
bold and shameless in a defiant way
Word origin: From Old English braesen, made of brass.
Usage & nuance
Using “brazen” well
Brazen implies bold defiance without any sense of shame. The literal sense, made of brass, gives the figurative one its hard, unblushing quality.
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Common questions
Questions about “brazen”
Brazen (adjective) means bold and shameless in a defiant way
Here is brazen used in an example sentence: "It was a brazen lie, told without the slightest hesitation." Another example: "She made a brazen attempt to claim credit for work everyone knew she had not done."
Common synonyms for brazen include shameless, impudent, audacious, brash.
Antonyms of brazen include timid, demure.
Brazen pairs with shameless, impudent, audacious, and brash. Its antonyms timid and demure mark the reserved-context answers; note it also overlaps with blatant.
Yes. Brazen is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.
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