BRAVOS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

bravos

noun

variants or bravoes

plural of bravo

as in murderers

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Noun

More than 40 years later, no efforts have been made to prosecute or extradite the presumptive murderers.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
But poison, which so often served as the deadly weapon in her books, provided Christie with an intriguing literary arsenal for murderers.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of murderers

Noun

The notices, the standing ovations, the awards buzz — all of it represents a stunning reversal of fortune for Guadagnino after the Amazon debacle in June.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Pete Alonso received multiple ovations in his return to Citi Field before Monday night’s game even began.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of ovations

Noun

Fly-fishers will find an extensive stretch of Gold Medal Water (a designation for quality and trout density) in Colorado, with access to browns, brookies, cutthroats, and rainbow trout.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Whitesitt caught his state-record cutty there in mid-April, around the same time cutthroats in the northern Rockies are spawning in tributary streams.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of cutthroats

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Executive produced by Academy Award winner Lupita N’yongo, the film won the Un Certain Regard section’s Freedom Prize along with 65 other international plaudits, including audience awards at El Gouna and Singapore.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
That may sound counterintuitive, given that Chinese open-source models have won plaudits worldwide for their low costs—and that China has cheap power.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaudits

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Instead, Cartwright returns to his deceased grandfather’s home thrilled to see that Baker has successfully evaded both the Russian assassins and MI5’s own rabid dogs.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Those two Russian assassins turned out to be significantly more skilled than the horses and perhaps more motivated, too, in seeking revenge for the killing of one of their own.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassins

Noun

Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of torpedoes

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His grandparents owned restaurants and his grandfather was one of the first butchers to cut steaks for Morton Steakhouse.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Sabrina came from a high-status family of scholars, and Phillip, the struggling musician and child of butchers, wasn’t enough for her family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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