Audacious and Cocky

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Audacious adjective - Displaying or marked by rude boldness.

Usage example: with an audacious disregard for innocent bystanders, rival gang members opened fire

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Cocky is a synonym for audacious in brass-necked topic. In some cases you can use "Cocky" instead an adjective "Audacious". informal substitute

Cocky adjective - Displaying or marked by rude boldness.

Usage example: a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater

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Audacious is a synonym for cocky. You can use "Audacious" instead an adjective "Cocky".

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