Synonyms of bravado

bravado

noun

as in arrogance

confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people

His stories are always told with bravado.

I remember his youthful bravado.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogance
• attitude
• swagger
• boastfulness
• braggadocio
• triumphalism
• pretence
• bombast
• vainglory
• disdain
• imperiousness
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• strut
• pridefulness
• hauteur
• superiority
• pomposity
• pompousness
• peremptoriness
• pride
• loftiness
• cheek
• presumptuousness
• lordliness
• vaingloriousness
• self-importance
• assumption
• masterfulness
• bumptiousness
• bossiness
• dominance
• high-handedness
• condescension
• huffiness
• pretentiousness
• high horse
• vanity
• scorn
• chest-thumping
• pretense
• pretension
• toploftiness
• brag
• snobbery
• authoritativeness
• snobbishness
• cockiness
• snootiness
• cheekiness
• self-consequence
• self-assertion
• consequence
• snobbism
• inflation
• smugness
• bowwow
• sauciness
• impudence
• self-satisfaction
• egotism
• egoism
• self-complacency
• self-opinion
• self-conceit
• self-centeredness
• complacence
• impertinence
• self-contentment
• self-content
• conceit
• side
• swelled head
• superiority complex
• self-assumption
• self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shyness
• bashfulness
• timidity
• diffidence
• demureness
• self-doubt
• passivity
• meekness
• submissiveness
• passiveness
• timidness
• humility
• modesty
• quietness
• lowliness
• reserve
• self-distrust
• retiringness
• unpretentiousness
• reservedness
• mousiness
• unassumingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bravado

McConnell's plodding style contrasts with Trump's bravado, but the former Senate Republican leader set aside intraparty slings and arrows long enough to transform the federal judiciary and ease Trump's three Supreme Court nominees' paths to confirmation. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

But there’s no way to translate that bravado into actual future pricing. —Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Dellinger sees through the bravado, prompting Wolsey and his men to ride off in a huff. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025

Gary’s hitman personas can turn up the charm, abrasiveness, or faux bravado as the situation requires it. —Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024

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