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Audacious vs Gutsy - What's the difference?

audacious | gutsy |

As adjectives the difference between audacious and gutsy

is that audacious is showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring while gutsy is marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

audacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
    • That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
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  • Impudent.

    • Synonyms

    * (willing to take bold risks) bold, daring, temeritous, temerarious

    Antonyms

    * (willing to take bold risks) shy, cautious, prudent

    Derived terms

    () * audaciously * audaciousness

    Related terms

    () * audacity * outdaciousness

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    gutsy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts
  • not showing due respect

    • Synonyms

    * (person ): bold, brave, hardy * (act ): bold, brave, gutty * See also

    Anagrams

    * gusty