impudency
Shameless bold rudeness
Impudency is shameless boldness or disrespectful audacity—the quality of being impudent.
The word is a slightly archaic variant of impudence, carrying the same meaning but appearing less frequently in modern usage: His impudency in addressing the king shocked the court.
Shameless, defiant boldness
- shamelessnessAbsence of moral embarrassment
- effronteryShameless, insolent boldness
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
nerve · barefacedness · unabashedness · brashness · boldface · presumptuousness · temerity · chutzpah
Bold, offensive disrespect
- impertinenceRude disregard for propriety
- rudenessDisrespectful social behavior
- disrespectLack of regard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
disdain · cheekiness · flippancy · sauciness · pertness · mockery · scorn · sneer
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- contumacyObstinate resistance to authority
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
noncompliance · unruliness · obstinacy · willfulness · intractability · contrariness · stubbornness · backtalk
brazenness
Shameless, defiant boldness
- shamelessnessAbsence of moral embarrassment
- effronteryShameless, insolent boldness
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
gall · nerve · barefacedness · unabashedness · brashness · boldface · presumptuousness · temerity · chutzpah · forwardness
insolence
Bold, offensive disrespect
- impertinenceRude disregard for propriety
- rudenessDisrespectful social behavior
- disrespectLack of regard
contempt · disdain · cheekiness · flippancy · sauciness · pertness · mockery · scorn · sneer · discourtesy
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- contumacyObstinate resistance to authority
recalcitrance · noncompliance · unruliness · obstinacy · willfulness · intractability · contrariness · stubbornness · backtalk · sassiness
impudencymodesty
Absence of vanity
deference · respectfulness · propriety · decorum · politeness
impudencyhumility
Freedom from arrogance
meekness · self-effacement · unpretentiousness · unassumingness · submissiveness