bravado

bravado Definition

bra·vado (brə vä′dō)

noun

pretended courage or defiant confidence when one is really afraid

Etymology: altered < Sp bravada < bravo, brave

bravado Synonyms

boasting, bluster, bold front, swagger, vaunting, bragging, gasconade, grandiosity, fanfaronade, bombast, rant, braggadocio, bullying, blowing, puffing, self-glorification, crowing, swaggering, bluff, pretended courage, bravura, daring, defiance, heroics, derring-do.

bravado Usage Examples

Converse of object

misplace: Programs like this fuel the misplaced bravado of the sort of idiots shown, arguably persuading more of them to go next time.
swagger: Critics as have described her voice: " sly and coquettish one minute and full of swaggering bravado the next " .
fuel: On the one hand, the marketing communication's glossary is full of war-like metaphors and bravado fuelled by the hunger for market leadership.
display: A dinner party is a useful way to display such bravado.
have: But men have the bravado to pretend they know all about it.
feign: Watson tried to pass it off with feigned bravado, but it clearly disturbed him.

Adjective modifier

sheer: Yet, it rises above the mundane by the sheer bravado it displays, in all aspects of its production.
false: There was lots of nervous giggles, and false bravado, as we ventured south at a stately 50 miles per hour.
youthful: There were no other takers for this plan which struck me as youthful bravado.
such: A dinner party is a useful way to display such bravado.
drunken: The farmer, filled with drunken bravado shouted over the storm: " Share with me some of your game " .
mere: There is often little chance to check the story and find out if it is mere bravado or fact.

Preposition: in

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