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All brassy synonyms

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adj brassy

  • brash — If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash, you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive.
  • bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
  • blaring — to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
  • gaudy — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
  • rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
  • piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
  • jazzy — pertaining to or suggestive of jazz music.
  • flashy — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
  • jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
  • shrill — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
  • arrant — Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way.
  • barefaced — You use barefaced to describe someone's behavior when you want to emphasize that they do not care that they are behaving wrongly.
  • blatant — You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
  • brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
  • flirtatious — given or inclined to flirtation.
  • forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • garish — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
  • grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
  • hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
  • impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
  • insolent — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
  • loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
  • noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
  • obtrusive — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
  • pert — Program Evaluation and Review Technique
  • saucy — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
  • shameless — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
  • showy — making an imposing display: showy flowers.
  • strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
  • unabashed — not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one's position.
  • unblushing — showing no shame or remorse; shameless: an unblushing confession.
  • bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
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