Synonyms for bravado
brəˈvɑ doʊbrava·do

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1. bravado

   Synonyms:
   boasting, bragging, vaunting, bluster

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1. bravado, blusternoun

   a swaggering show of courage

   Synonyms:
   braggadocio, rodomontade, bluster, rhodomontade

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1. bravadonoun

   Synonyms:
   boast, boasting, brag, bluster, BLATHERSKITE

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1. bravadonoun

   Synonyms:
   brag, blustering, threat

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1. Shiraz Maher:

   There was this whole subculture that these guys were buying into: a macho world of clandestine behavior beyond social norms, a lot of the appeal to these people was based on masculinity and bravado rather than something ideological or religious.

2. Claire Wilcox:

   He did court controversy and he wanted to get people's attention with his shows, there is no doubt that was an element of fearless, the bravado, the East End boy -- all of these elements but I think people are just struck with admiration for his creativity ... and his artistry.

3. Tony Scherrer:

   He (Icahn) is coming after us with some bravado and campaigning to get more blood out of the turn-up here.

4. Pearl S. Buck:

   The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.

5. Tony Nadal:

   I feel the loss of all my soldiers, when you get through all the bravado … what you are left with is anguish. I have found help -- and the help is that the soldiers that fought at LZ X-Ray have been gathering together for the last 22 years and we have annual reunions. We have gotten very close.