Synonyms for insolent

Synonyms for (adj) insolent

Synonyms: audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent

Definition: unrestrained by convention or propriety

Usage: 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

Similar words: unashamed

Definition: used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame


Synonyms: impudent, insolent, flip, snotty-nosed

Definition: marked by casual disrespect

Usage: a flip answer to serious question; the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Similar words: disrespectful

Definition: exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous

Usage: remarks disrespectful of the law; disrespectful in the presence of his parents; disrespectful toward his teacher


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