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
Poilievre, a firebrand who campaigned with Trump-like bravado, had hoped to make the election a referendum on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose popularity declined toward the end of his decade in power as food and housing prices rose and immigration surged.
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Despite Martin’s bravado, the investigation went nowhere.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite his bravado, Trump is rapidly eroding the engine of scientific innovation in America, and thus the capacity for AI to continue to advance.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
But Sanders’ relentless assertiveness, which borders at times on bravado, does make his evaluation more complicated than the football on the field for the Giants.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Despite Martin’s bravado, the investigation went nowhere.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Despite his bravado, Trump is rapidly eroding the engine of scientific innovation in America, and thus the capacity for AI to continue to advance.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
But Sanders’ relentless assertiveness, which borders at times on bravado, does make his evaluation more complicated than the football on the field for the Giants.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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The Knicks have pulled it off by being resilient, near perfect in spurts and with the help of arrogance from the opponent.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Armed with such an attitude and unencumbered by expectation, Arsenal produced one of its great performances, Stina Blackstenius’ goal in the 74th minute proving the difference between the two teams.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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With devil-may-care attitude, Johnson found joy in every stanza, operating in total synergy with Angus Young.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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