brashest

Least shy type

Brashest is the superlative of brash—the most aggressively self-confident or impulsive.

Someone brashest among a group shows the greatest boldness without regard for consequences or others' feelings: The brashest of the young traders ignored every warning sign.

The word carries connotations of cockiness that may or may not be earned.

impudent

audacious

Recklessly or disrespectfully fearless

insolent · presumptuous · impertinent · cocky · sassy · saucy · pert · fresh · flippant · shameless

bold

daring

Adventurous courage

brazen · intrepid · courageous · undaunted · plucky · spunky · venturesome · adventurous · dauntless · unflinching

reckless

hasty

Excessively quick, ill-considered

foolhardy · careless · heedless · headlong · precipitous · unthinking · hotheaded · incautious · ill-considered · premature

loud

garish

Tastelessly showy

  • flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
  • gaudyTastelessly ornate
  • showyExcessively eye-catching

ostentatious · glaring · strident · jarring · brassy · blaring · obtrusive · tasteless · vulgar · tacky

aggressive

pushy

Unpleasantly forceful in manner

bossy · demanding · insistent · assertive · imperious · high-handed · peremptory · controlling · coercive · autocratic

Opposites
boldness/assertiveness

brashestmeekest

Most humbly compliant

timidest · shyest

social manner/tact

brashestquietest

Superlative of silent

social manner/politeness

brashestgentlest

Most mild-mannered

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G