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
Its latest salvo in the battle of automotive bravado is the Shelby Super Snake-R, which debuted at Motorlux with a starting price of $224,995.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
But beneath the branding and bravado was a different story, told through a decade-long trail of lawsuits resulting in well over $10 million in judgments against him.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Such coarse bravado, to put it kindly, has its admirers among the Democratic faithful.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Commercials were set to the tune of hard rock music and full of American, gas-guzzling bravado — a contrast to the up-tempo scene in west Detroit where Motley's Pretty Penny showed up.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
But beneath the branding and bravado was a different story, told through a decade-long trail of lawsuits resulting in well over $10 million in judgments against him.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Such coarse bravado, to put it kindly, has its admirers among the Democratic faithful.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Commercials were set to the tune of hard rock music and full of American, gas-guzzling bravado — a contrast to the up-tempo scene in west Detroit where Motley's Pretty Penny showed up.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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These traits do not always show up as arrogance.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This yuckster attitude was apparently contagious, because Gray herself got in on the act on a day in which she was scheduled to kiss the young hunk Christopher Atkins, who had a recurring role for one season as a camp counselor.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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His hands-on approach and demanding attitude combines with high popularity.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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