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Audacious

Ah-DAY-shuhs

/ɑːˈdeɪʃʌs/

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audacious

Dictionary meaning

Disposed to venture or take risks.

Examples

  • Audacious visions of the total conquest of space.
  • An audacious trick to pull.

Synonyms: daring

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