brazenly

In audacious fashion

Brazenly means in a bold, shameless manner—openly doing something typically hidden or disapproved of: She brazenly lied to the committee, He brazenly cheated on the exam while the teacher watched.

The word implies not just wrongdoing but a refusal to conceal it, suggesting defiance or indifference to judgment.

shameless

unabashedly

Without any embarrassment

blatantly · flagrantly · openly · overtly · boldly · audaciously · immodestly · unashamedly · cheekily · impudently

confident

boldly

With fearless confidence

intrepidly · undauntedly · resolutely · assertively · confidently · forthrightly · decisively · determinedly · unhesitatingly · unflinchingly

defiant

defiantly

In open resistance

obstinately · stubbornly · recalcitrantly · challengingly · confrontationally · provocatively · disobediently · unrepentantly · unyieldingly · resistantly

Categories
Opposites
boldness/audacity

brazenlytimidly

In fearful, hesitant fashion

meekly · cowardly · sheepishly · diffidently · timorously

shame/self-consciousness

brazenlyshamefacedly

In an embarrassed manner

ashamedly · guiltily · embarrassedly · abashedly · self-consciously

openness/concealment

brazenlyfurtively

In a secretive manner

stealthily · covertly · surreptitiously · sneakily · clandestinely

Phrases
Family

brazen, brazenness, brazened, brazening

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