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Daring vs Audacious - What's the difference?

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Audacious is a synonym of daring.



As adjectives the difference between daring and audacious

is that daring is adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks while audacious is showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

As a verb daring

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun daring

is boldness.

daring

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
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  • Courageous, or showing bravery.
  • Synonyms

    * (adventurous) audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome * (courageous) See

    Derived terms

    * daringly * daringness

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Boldness
  • Synonyms

    * boldness; see also

    Anagrams

    * *

    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