audaciously
1
7.2
- adverb
- /ɔːˈdeɪʃəsli/
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audazmente
- And in The Music of Black Americans, music historian Eileen Southern, noting a similar bravado, states: "Almost always there is a note of irony... in the blues, as if the blues singer is audaciously challenging fate to mete out further blows."
- so audaciously
- most audaciously
Examples
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Nevertheless, in 1991, with the end of the first Gulf War and the waning of the Cold War, the United States and Russia jointly and audaciously undertook the even more formidable task of sponsoring a series of new Arab-Israeli conferences in Madrid and Washington.
Academic text (2011) -
Yet these Americans audaciously called their legislature the Continental Congress.
Academic text (1996) -
Through the press (and in private cable), he audaciously offered American baseball Commissioner Chandler a job heading the Mexican League.
Academic text (1994) -
I mean, whether what what he did or didn't do was true, you cannot deny the man was audaciously talented.
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There's nothing particularly original about it, either, but it borrows from so many disparate sources so audaciously that it becomes original.
Blog text (21) -
The Most Underrated Movie of 2012: David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" is by a long shot the most audaciously conceived film of the year.
Blog text (13) -
It wasn't just that the author told the story of an age so richly, so audaciously (can anyone imagine a contemporary historian writing The Age of Anything?).
Academic text (2007) -
He didn't think he'd been watching him—not until he looked a second time and the Israeli smiled, nodded, and audaciously raised his glass of red wine.
Fiction book (1993) -
The artist audaciously painted a mural on the side of the building, challenging the norms of public art.
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She audaciously proposed a new plan that turned the company's financial situation around.
Synonyms
54
3.3
Act in a confident, brave way without fear or hesitation
48
1.7
Showing courage even when afraid
15
3.8
In a brave way
9
6.8
In a bold way without shame
8
3.9
In a brave way without fear
2
4.6
In a brave, bold way that shows someone is willing to take risks
1
3.9
In a way that shows someone is willing to take risks and try new things
1
8.0
In a way that shows no fear
1
7.7
In a brave way without showing fear
1
9.6
Someone acts in a bold and confident way that attracts attention
In a brave way that shows someone wants to try new or hard things
Antonyms
How Boldly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Audaciously comes from Latin audax 'bold' and the verb audere 'to dare'. So, to act audaciously is to do something 'daringly' or to be willing to take big risks.