BRAVOS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

bravos

noun

variants or bravoes

plural of bravo

as in murderers

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Noun

The statement came after Roth detailed a sequence in the film to Polygon that features a cartoon that seemingly hypnotizes children, turning them into murderers.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Not only did the scale of the broader violence across the South indicate a campaign to mass-murder an ethnic subgroup for political purposes, but Tillman, perhaps the most infamous of the Hamburg murderers, never denied the attack’s goals.

— Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of murderers

Noun

Jalen Brunson was on center stage in New York again Wednesday, this time for a trio of ovations at the 2026 ESPY Awards.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026
The first responders received two separate standing ovations as Higgins detailed their efforts and the significance of their work in giving people hope.

— Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of ovations

Noun

Brahim Diaz received a lot of plaudits for his performances at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, but Ezzalzouli played a crucial role in Morocco’s run to the final.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Though Hunt and Pacquin rightly won all the plaudits, Neill memorably played the brooding and jealous Alisdair.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Definition of plaudits

Noun

Many of Ellis’s most awful characters are the most conventionally attractive, their looks serving as a shield against their various crimes; Murphy co-created The Beauty, in which tech moguls and assassins kill to be beautiful.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Authorities were seeking both the assassins and masterminds of the crime, according to the president.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassins

Noun

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
Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of torpedoes

Noun

Again, there were far fewer serial killers in Murphy’s own tales, but the message was the same.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Nearly 30 years ago, rap superstar Tupac Shakur was headed to an afterparty in Las Vegas when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, his unknown killers speeding away from the scene in a white Cadillac.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of killers

Noun

Summerland Cafe is the first concept to open at the farmers market, which will have a variety of stalls featuring local growers, butchers and other food businesses once it debuts.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers are frequently affected.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of butchers

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