Audacious and Mousy

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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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Mousy is an antonym for audacious.

Mousy adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there

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Audacious is an antonym for mousy.

Nearby Words: mouse, mousey, mousing

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