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braves

verb , present tense third-person singular of brave

Synonyms and Antonyms of braves

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

a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

Synonyms of braves

beards, brazens, breasts, confronts, dares, defies, faces, outbraves, outfaces

Words Related to braves

faces up (to), fronts

encounters, meets

accosts, approaches, corners

repels, resists, stands, withstands

battles, combats, contends (with), fights, opposes, squares (off)

Phrases Synonymous with braves

Near Antonyms of braves

avoids, eschews, shuns

eludes, escapes, evades, shakes

Antonyms of braves

dodges, ducks, funks, shirks, sidesteps

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