Synonyms of braved

braved

verb

past tense of brave

as in confronted

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronted
• faced
• withstood
• dared
• encountered
• defied
• resisted
• bearded
• stood up to
• brazened
• fought
• breasted
• met
• outbraved
• challenged
• outfaced
• approached
• stood
• fronted
• battled
• affronted
• opposed
• accosted
• faced up (to)
• combated
• repelled
• cornered
• contended (with)
• squared (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ducked
• dodged
• avoided
• sidestepped
• eschewed
• shirked
• shunned
• escaped
• shook
• funked
• eluded
• evaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of braved

The Trojans shut out Fresno State, 39-0, rewarding the crowd that had braved Labor Day weekend traffic and chose college football over baseball – and maybe attempting to stick it to their critics in the process. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2026

Herlacher braved the falling debris and panicked people running through the streets to help her and was horrified to find the fragment had cut through her back. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

Fans braved the heat to catch the quintet’s 3 pm performance. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

About 100 people braved 90-degree temperatures to honor the men who put their lives on the line and used a Native language — one the nation had once fought to suppress — to help win the war. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Crowds of dedicated diners braved the 90-degree heat to line up around the ’50s-style restaurant and took in the sights, sounds and smells of Heart’s for one last time. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Williams braved pounding surf and massive waves to bring a struggling 10-year-old boy safely back to shore, as Fox News Digital reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The would-be comedy that braved the path of the Drama awards and was rewarded? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026

Each of the butterflies above me had already braved many grueling trials. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026