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brash
Meaning: bold in a rude or reckless way
brash in a sentence
How brash is used in real sentences:
His brash reply shocked the normally quiet classroom.
The brash candidate interrupted the debate with loud boasts.
“Their brash joke had seemed funny for ten minutes, until the principal displayed photographs of the ruined faces during assembly.”
— from the passage The Hearing Room
Synonyms for brash
Other words for brash — reckless, impudent and rash — carry the same meaning.
- reckless
- impudent
- rash
Antonyms of brash
Words that mean the opposite of brash:
- careful
- polite
- modest
Where it comes from
Probably related to words meaning 'brittle' or 'rash,' suggesting a rough, hasty manner.
Memory hook
Brash sounds like 'crash'; a brash person may crash into situations without care.