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
His American bravado matches with the all-but-unstated focus the international automaker is placing on the United States.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
However, both men are known to have a lot of bravado on social media at one point, and then in person things are all good.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Imagine male leaders modeling emotional honesty instead of bravado.
—Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
There’s always been that bravado there, and more often than not, the bravado works in his favor.
—Jim Calhoun With Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
However, both men are known to have a lot of bravado on social media at one point, and then in person things are all good.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Imagine male leaders modeling emotional honesty instead of bravado.
—Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
There’s always been that bravado there, and more often than not, the bravado works in his favor.
—Jim Calhoun With Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bravado
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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The failure to heed early warnings from experts like Makary and Bhattacharya—now in positions to reshape federal health policy—underscores the arrogance of it all.—
Houman Hemmati,
Oc Register,
20 July 2025
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One of the habits of being trustworthy is being humble, so when assertiveness tips into arrogance this is a red flag for potential clients.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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During your interview process, assess candidates' attitudes toward AI tools and their experience solving problems with artificial intelligence.—
Anatolii Kasianov,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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This blasé attitude between the two teams has to change.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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