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
But the second half stretches out in more interesting creative directions, compared to the straightforward bravado of the first half.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Walking past the McDonald’s parking lot felt like navigating a minefield of beef and bravado.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite their bravado, the Houthis have suffered significant losses during their conflict with Israel.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Trump’s remarkable bravado – amplified by his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – seems designed to generate peak leverage.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Walking past the McDonald’s parking lot felt like navigating a minefield of beef and bravado.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Despite their bravado, the Houthis have suffered significant losses during their conflict with Israel.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Trump’s remarkable bravado – amplified by his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – seems designed to generate peak leverage.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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While their energies differ, nearly all of them share the same basic drives (money, power, status) and the same fundamental flaws (greed, arrogance, selfishness).—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.—
Paul Sanchez Ruiz,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That attitude appears to be resonating in the pews.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Viktor Orbán’s election defeat was met with a huge sigh of relief, and a bit of schadenfreude, in Brussels, as European officials hope a new Hungarian government will bring more pro-European attitude to the table.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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