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Audacious

adj.energetic, capablewarm

What it means

Boldly willing to attempt something difficult, original, or risky.

Reach for it when praising courage when the scale of the attempt is part of its merit

Her audacious proposal turned an abandoned rail line into a public garden.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    adventurous

    openness to unfamiliar experience is the attraction

    not when Adventurous sounds recreational and can soften serious strategic risk.

  • everyday

    bold

    confident risk-taking deserves direct praise

    not when Bold can describe color or typography and may involve less personal risk.

  • warm

    daring

    courage in the face of danger is most visible

    not when Daring emphasizes risk and can overlook whether the idea is original or sound.

  • warm

    fearless

    apparent freedom from fear drives the compliment

    not when Fearless denies ordinary caution and can reward unsafe behavior.

  • professional

    ambitious

    the scale and difficulty of the goal matter

    not when Ambition can remain conventional and involves no unusual nerve.

  • professional

    enterprising

    initiative turns an opportunity into action

    not when Enterprise is practical and commercial, while audacity can be artistic or political.

  • literary

    intrepid

    steadfast courage through danger suits elevated prose

    not when Intrepid sounds grandiose for a small workplace experiment.

Said against

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  • timid
  • cautious
  • conventional

It naturally appears in

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  • audacious plan

    The audacious plan linked five villages with one protected cycle route.

  • audacious move

    Opening the rehearsal to public critique was an audacious move.

  • audacious goal

    Their audacious goal is to restore the entire watershed within a decade.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.