Definition for Temerity:

• Rashness; unwise willingness to take risks.

Synonyms for Temerity:

• n.

  •
  • daring,
  • heroics,
  • gallantry,
  • pluck,
  • heroism,
  • nobility,
  • bravado,
  • bravery.
  •
  • careful.
  •assurance (noun)
  • self reliance,
  • selfreliance,
  • self confidence,
  • selfconfidence.
  •audacity (noun)
  • rudeness,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • imprudence,
  • indiscretion,
  • carelessness,
  • impetuosity.
  •cheek (noun)
  • dis respects,
  • dis-respects,
  • dis respect,
  • dis-respect.
  •courage (noun)
  • prowess,
  • stoutheartedness,
  • fearlessness,
  • pluckiness,
  • intrepidity,
  • lionheartedness,
  • pugnacity,
  • undauntedness,
  • spunkiness,
  • intrepidness,
  • lion-heartedness,
  • valiance.
  •defiance (noun)
  • recalcitrance,
  • resistance,
  • affront,
  • confrontation,
  • dissension,
  • insubordination,
  • insolence,
  • obstinacy,
  • insurgency,
  • rebelliousness,
  • dissent,
  • stubbornness,
  • attack,
  • contravention,
  • boldness,
  • counteraction.
  •effrontery (noun)
  • in civility,
  • smart talks,
  • self assurance,
  • in-civility,
  • in civilities,
  • in-civilities,
  • selfassurance.
  •foolhardiness (noun)
  • in cautiousness,
  • impetuousnesses,
  • in-cautiousnesses,
  • in cautiousnesses,
  • in-cautiousness.
  •overconfidence (noun)
  • over-confidence.
  •presumptuousness (noun)
  • pre sumptuousnesses,
  • pre-sumptuousnesses,
  • pre sumptuousness,
  • pre-sumptuousness.
  •recalcitrance (noun)
  • de spites,
  • de spite,
  • despites,
  • de-spite,
  • de-spites.
  •recalcitrancy (noun)
  • recalcitrancy.
  •recklessness (noun)
  • foolhardiness,
  • recklessness.
  •unruliness (noun)
  • intractableness,
  • Indocility.
  •uppishness (noun)
  • uppishness.
  •uppityness (noun)
  • uppityness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • forwardness,
  • sang-froid,
  • pride,
  • attitude,
  • panache,
  • triumphalism,
  • Bravura,
  • self belief,
  • aplomb,
  • individualism,
  • dignity,
  • self-assurance,
  • elan,
  • incautiousness,
  • self-confidence,
  • self-esteem,
  • brashness,
  • poise,
  • temerariousness.
  •
  • confidence,
  • personality,
  • bottle,
  • conviction.
  •
  • security.
  •
  • dash.
  •
  • side.

Paraphrases for Temerity:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    audacity.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    boldness.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    'audace.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    daring.

Antonyms for Temerity:

• n.

  • nerve, audacity
    cowardice, forethought, care, caution, carefulness, shyness, fear, modesty, manners, humility, politeness, hesitation.
  • Other antonyms:
    graciousness, courtesy, hesitancy, wariness, circumspection, bashfulness, gentility, diffidence, civility.

Temerity Sentence Examples:

• Nobody had ever had the temerity to answer her back.

• Later on, I believe, some of the German reiters became so venturesome that several squadrons exposed themselves to the fire of the big guns in the fort at Skip's Corner, and suffered pretty severely for their temerity.