Impertinence

/ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/

Synonyms for "impertinence" (95 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(4 words)

arrogance audacitybold frontboldnessbrash bearingbrashness brass brassiness bravado brazenfacedness brazenness bumptiousness butting-in cheek cheekiness

Strong matches (29)

Noun(4 words)

cheekiness crust digression disrespect

chutzpah cockiness contempt contemptuousness daring daringness defial defiance defying derision despite disassociation disconnection discourtesy discreteness disdain disjunction disjuncture disregard disrespect

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disrespectfulness dissociation effrontery faceface of brass

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discourtesy disrespect fun irrelevance playfulness rudeness

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6 entries

aside audacity cheek digression nerve presumption

Collocations

5 entries

academic impertinencedisplay of impertinenceimpertinence toward authoritypublic impertinenceverbal impertinence

Inflections

1 entries

impertinences

Derivations

3 entries

impertinences impertinent impertinently

Sample sentences

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Please accept my sincere apologies for my impertinence.

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Please forgive my impertinence.

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That is the height of impertinence.

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"Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence.

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