insolence
noun
1 insolence
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.
synonyms: cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence.
Roget 885:
insolence;
haughtiness
etc.
adj.;
arrogance,
airs;
overbearance†;
domineering
etc.
v.;
tyranny
etc.
739.
impertinence;
sauciness
etc.
adj.;
flippancy,
dicacity†,
petulance,
procacity†,
bluster;
swagger,
swaggering
etc.
v.;
bounce;
terrorism.
assumption,
presumption;
beggar on horseback;
usurpation.
impudence,
assurance,
audacity,
hardihood,
front,
face,
brass;
shamelessness
etc.
adj.;
effrontery,
hardened front,
face of brass.
assumption of infallibility.
saucebox
etc.
(blusterer)
887†.
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Dutch: brutaliteit, impertinentie, insolentie, onbeschaamdheid
Polish: zuchwałość, butność, czelność, łobuzerstwo, tupet, bezczelność, szelmostwo, zuchwalstwo, efronteria, aroganckość
2 insolence
An offensive disrespectful impudent act.
Moby thesaurus: arrogance, assumption, audacity, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brass, brassiness, bravado, brazen boldness, brazenness, bumptiousness, callousness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, cockiness, contempt, contemptuousness, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, dishonor, disparagement, disregard, disrespect, disrespectfulness, gall, hardihood, hardness, hardness of heart, heart of stone, heroics, hubris, impenitence, impenitentness, impertinence, improvidence, imprudence, impudence, indiscretion, induration, injudiciousness, irrepentance, irreverence, lack of respect, nonrepentance, obduracy, overboldness, overcarelessness, overconfidence, oversureness, overweening, overweeningness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, rashness, ridicule, rudeness, sauciness, seared conscience, temerariousness, temerity, unabjectness, unchariness, uncontriteness, unwariness ... show more.
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