Vocabulary
Audacious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- This followed an audacious TTP attack on a border post in Makin which left 16 security personnel dead.
- An audacious prison break followed the next year, but Mujica and many of his comrades were rearrested as a 1973 military coup tarnished Uruguay`s record as a longstanding token democracy.
- Seasoned observers of Palestinian poli-tics have understood Hamas` actions on Oct 7, 2023, as an audacious attempt to dramatically reconfigure the relationship between the colonised subject by the colonising power.
- The president-elect has also made some audacious claims signifying his administration`s imperial-ist designs.
- This followed an audacious TTP attack on a border post in Makin in late December which left 16 security personnel dead and forced Pakistan to retaliate.
Synonyms
bold, intrepid,fearless, daring, brave, unafraid, courageous, unflinching, valiant
Curator example
“a series of audacious takeovers”
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