bravura

adjective

Definition of bravuranext
as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet

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Recent Examples of bravura The stunning cinematography, remarkable intimacy, and bravura formal execution of the film are incredible to behold, to say nothing of the music itself, which is absolutely banging. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 A lot of their work had nothing to do with smoothing out wires or big leaps across buildings in bravura fight sequences. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 Serpell is also a sometime film critic for the Review, contributing considerations of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You, Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, and a bravura essay about Émile Zola and the movie Zola. — Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 The most eye-catching part of his work is his bravura treatment of light and shadow, an aspect of the style known as preciosismo in Spanish, in which he was much influenced by Fortuny. — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bravura
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravura
  1. virtuoso
  2. artistic
  3. masterful
  4. skillful
  5. delicate
  6. expert
Adjective
  • Every day, the virtuoso violinist plays for an audience of travelers, with his stage in the pedestrian tunnel that links the CTA and parking garages to the terminals.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Through 107 career games, Minten’s profile has leaned more toward dependable cello player than virtuoso first violinist.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuoso
Adjective
  • Sponsored by SoundMerch, the AMP lauds the outstanding Australian albums based on artistic merit rather than commercial sales.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the musical explores family, artistic ambition and the uneasy passage of cultural knowledge from one generation to the next.
    — James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of artistic
Adjective
  • Doncic was masterful, producing 42 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But the masterful mash-ups and West Coast flavor added some razzle-dazzle.
    — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of masterful
Adjective
  • But be that guy that can be skillful, a bruiser, fast and tough.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of skillful
Adjective
  • Rooms start at 535 square feet, and the interiors, designed by André Fu, lean into a delicate palette of sage and warm gold, paired with oak-wood paneling and floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • How Image Processing Reveals the Solar Corona Capturing the corona’s delicate structures means finding a way to show its brightest and faintest features in the same image.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of delicate
Adjective
  • Rather than taking advantage of the expert's knowledge, agents tended to compromise between expert and non-expert opinions.
    — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Watson reminded the jury that Martin was paid by the defense team for his testimony and that his expert opinion was given without the benefit of the cell phone data police relied on.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of expert

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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravura. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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