OUTBRAVE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

outbrave

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈbrāv

Definition of outbrave

as in to confront

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage completing the survival course is largely a matter of one's willingness to outbrave both the elements and the specter of total isolation

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Except that a teen-age boy’s experience is not the same as a teen-age girl’s, and that’s the truth that Nidhi has to confront.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
As students prepare for a new school year across the US, families are confronted with a fraught national discussion around vaccines and questions about which they’re required to get in order to attend school.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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Fuller is nearly six months into the new position, created as Texas faces growing scrutiny over how school districts handle allegations involving teachers, coaches, and other school employees.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Geopolitical tensions are bringing critical dependencies and chokepoints into sharper focus, while Europe faces growing security threats on its doorstep.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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Fans braved the heat to catch the quintet’s 3 pm performance.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
About 100 people braved 90-degree temperatures to honor the men who put their lives on the line and used a Native language — one the nation had once fought to suppress — to help win the war.

— Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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