impudent

1. 1.

   marked by casual disrespect

   “a flip answer to serious question”

   “the student was kept in for impudent behavior”

   Synonymsinsolentsnotty-nosedflip

   Similardisrespectful
2. 2.

   improperly forward or bold

   “don't be fresh with me”

   “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”

   “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”

   “Don't get wise with me!”

   Synonymsfreshimpertinentoverboldsmartsaucysassywise

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Questions about impudent

What does impudent mean?

impudent means "marked by casual disrespect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in impudent?

impudent has 3 syllables: im-pu-dent. The stress falls on "im".

What is another word for impudent?

Close synonyms include insolent, snotty-nosed, flip, fresh, impertinent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is impudent a common word?

impudent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.