Synonyms of braving

braving

verb

present participle of brave

as in confronting

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

a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronting
• facing
• withstanding
• daring
• breasting
• encountering
• defying
• resisting
• fighting
• standing up to
• outbraving
• fronting
• brazening
• approaching
• outfacing
• bearding
• challenging
• battling
• standing
• meeting
• affronting
• combating
• accosting
• facing up (to)
• repelling
• opposing
• cornering
• contending (with)
• squaring (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dodging
• avoiding
• ducking
• sidestepping
• shirking
• eschewing
• shunning
• escaping
• evading
• shaking
• funking
• eluding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of braving

On Sunday, Harris, Hough, and Scott met Judge and the rest of the team in person after braving the downpour to shoot promotional images on the field. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

Fans were still filing in, braving 90-degree heat with novelty beer swords in hand, as Maiava moved USC methodically down the field, punching in a one-yard keeper for an early score. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

After braving the queues, fans will be able to select from the events with remaining inventory, choose between the categories still available, put tickets in their digital carts, and check out. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Whether tackling the job site with up to four friends in an online crew or braving it alone in Solo Play, the game puts your building and survival skills to the test. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Oklahoma City-area voters are braving extreme heat to cast early ballots in an election that will determine the Republican nominee for governor. — Alex Gladden, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026

Instead, find a way to engineer genuine positive feelings into the behavior, like Dunn cycling to work instead of braving a traffic-heavy commute. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

For the crowd that still stretched several heads deep in many nooks along Hope Street, braving the sun provided a positively patriotic experience that didn't disappoint. — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026

Still, plenty of people have been braving the weather and uncertainty, turning out for celebrations in major sweltering cities. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026