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

Will Antonio Pierce, who started the season with such bravado, get another shot? —Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025

The text messages — rife with bravado, boasts and intrigue — have fueled a scandal that has rocked the entertainment industry and spotlighted the ruthless underbelly of the Hollywood publicity machine. —Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024

Loading your audio article SANTA CLARA — The 49ers came into this season with unjustified bravado and confidence. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024

But their portrait doesn’t live up to the bravado or promise of Mary’s declaration. —Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024

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