as in arrogance
confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people
His stories are always told with bravado. I remember his youthful bravado.
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Recent Examples of bravado
And unlike other trinkets that Trump secured through bravado and bluster, the international panel did not bend.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The belief that art could build a life from scratch is what gives his Grofield a sly depth beneath the bravado.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
The third-generation engine carried all the name and the bravado of HEMI, without the HEMI technology.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The third-generation engine carried all the name and the bravado of HEMI, without the HEMI technology.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The belief that art could build a life from scratch is what gives his Grofield a sly depth beneath the bravado.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
The third-generation engine carried all the name and the bravado of HEMI, without the HEMI technology.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The third-generation engine carried all the name and the bravado of HEMI, without the HEMI technology.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bravado
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using him comes across as arrogance.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The conversation seems to have marked a shift in the right’s attitudes about Fuentes.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Is that indicative of a telling contrast in attitudes?—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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