Audacious (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit".
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Meaning 2
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers".
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- She was an audacious pilot, never hesitant to fly through turbulent skies and emerge unscathed.
- His audacious leadership in the battle led the team to victory despite overwhelming odds.
- Audacious firefighters rushed into the burning building, unflinching as they navigated the flames.
- Their audacious investment paid off as the start-up blossomed into a multinational company.
- Malala's audacious speech advocating for women's education under the Taliban earned her worldwide acclaim.
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Meaning 3
Unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell.
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