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

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

According to Annecy Artistic Director, Marcel Jean, the unprecedented weather provoked screening no-shows, as ticket holders proved wary of braving the scorching sun when queueing outside festival venues. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026

The first trailer finds James and Odin not only braving the elements but also facing off against a pack of wild wolves. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays an embittered furniture store owner who discovers a passage into the mundane alt-space, eventually drawing two young employees and his therapist, played by fellow Oscar nominee Renate Reinsve, into also braving its potential dangers. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026

When the center-field video board showed the announcement, loud boos rang out from the sparse crowd braving elements. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026

Skyline’s fame is well-earned, though, and worth braving the crowds. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026