brazen

[brey-zuhn]

adjective

1. shameless or impudent.

   brazen presumption.

   Synonyms: brassy, defiant, insolent

2. made of brass.

3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.

   Synonyms: brassy

verb (used with object)

1. to make brazen or bold.

verb phrase

1. brazen out / through,  to face boldly or shamelessly.

   He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.

brazen

/ ˈbreɪzən /

adjective

1. shameless and bold

2. made of or resembling brass

3. having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet

verb

1. to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly

   the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions

2. to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash

Other Word Forms

• brazenly adverb
• brazenness noun
• outbrazen verb (used with object)
• unbrazen adjective
• unbrazenness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazen¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “(made) of brass”; brass

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazen¹

Old English bræsen , from bræs _brass

Synonym Study

See bold.

Example Sentences

Nocella called it "one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalised".

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Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, called schemes “one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States.”

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Joseph Nocella Jr. said Rozier and Jones are among six defendants allegedly involved in one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States.

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Rozier and Jones allegedly "participated in one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States," Nocella said.

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The heist that has made headlines across the globe was the brazen daylight robbery of €88m worth of historic jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris.

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Related Words

• audacious 
• blatant 
• bold 
• impudent 
• shameless 
• unabashed