audacious C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement Also spelled owdacious US /ɔˈdeɪʃəs/ UK /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj showing bold or daring willingness to take risks Their audacious plan to cross the desert on foot succeeded. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · showing bold or daring... bolddaringbrazenfearlessintrepidrecklessbraveimpudent ↔ Opposites timidcautiouscowardlymeekshyprudent Word family Forms audaciously Derived forms audaciouslyaudaciousness Related forms audacity Etymology AI details From Latin audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacieux. Audere derives from avidus ('eager'). audax Latin audere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # audacious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɔˈdeɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. showing bold or daring willingness to take risks ## Examples - Their audacious plan to cross the desert on foot succeeded. ## Synonyms - bold - daring - brazen - fearless - intrepid - reckless - brave - impudent ## Antonyms - timid - cautious - cowardly - meek - shy - prudent ## Derived Forms - audaciously - audaciousness ## Related Forms - audacity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: audax - Root: audere ## Etymology From Latin audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacieux. Audere derives from avidus ('eager'). ## AI Etymology Audacious is from Latin audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacieux. Audere derives from avidus ('eager'). Important recorded forms include audax (Latin) and audere (Latin). The current sense covers showing bold or daring willingness to take risks. The wider family includes derived forms such as audaciously and audaciousness and related words such as audacity. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown