Synonyms of braves

braves

verb

present tense third-person singular of brave

as in confronts

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

a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronts
• faces
• dares
• withstands
• encounters
• defies
• breasts
• outbraves
• resists
• brazens
• beards
• fights
• stands up to
• meets
• fronts
• approaches
• challenges
• outfaces
• stands
• affronts
• opposes
• faces up (to)
• accosts
• combats
• corners
• battles
• repels
• squares (off)
• contends (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• dodges
• ducks
• shuns
• shirks
• sidesteps
• eschews
• escapes
• shakes
• funks
• evades
• eludes

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• avoids
• dodges
• ducks
• shuns
• shirks
• sidesteps
• eschews
• escapes
• shakes
• funks
• evades
• eludes

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