noun
Synonyms: temerity , assurance, brashness, hardihood, hardiness, nerve
Related Word: cheek, effrontery, face, gall; brass, brazenness, cockiness; forwardness, impudence, resolution; courage, mettle, spirit
Contrasted words: calculation, caution, wariness; shyness, timidity, timorousness; agitation, disquiet, nervousness, perturbation, trepidation
Antonyms: circumspection