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Synonyms for bluff
blʌfbluff
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
bluff
Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.
Synonyms:
abrupt, blunt, blustering, bold, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, open, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerlyAntonyms:
bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
bluff
Synonyms:
bare, open, bold, abrupt, frank, plain-spoken, blunt, surly, rude, blustering, swaggering, brusque, hectoring, coarse, discourteous, rough, bullyingAntonyms:
undulating, inclined, inabrupt, courteous, polished, reserved
Princeton's WordNet
bluffnoun
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
Synonyms:
four flushbluffnoun
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
"his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
Synonyms:
four flushbluff, four flushadjective
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
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four flushbluff, bold, sheeradjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
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rank(a), transparent, sheer(a), absolute, cobwebby, vapourous, plain, diaphanous, right-down, sheer, see-through, vaporous, gossamer, filmy, bold, unmingled, gauze-like, unmixed, downright, gauzy, out-and-out(a)bluffverb
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
"a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
bluff, bluff outverb
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Synonyms:
bluff outbluffverb
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Synonyms:
bluff out
Dictionary of English Synonymes
bluffadjective
Synonyms:
blustering, swaggering, bullying, vaporing, pompous, coarse, rude, BLUNT, gruff, churlish, bearishbluffnoun
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precipitous bank (especially on the margin of a river or the sea)bluffverb
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[Low.] repulse (by a bluff manner), repel, snub, bluff off, send away with a flea in one's ear
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bluffadjective
Synonyms:
abrupt, unceremonious, brusque, gruff, surly, precipitous, steep, abruptbluffverb
Synonyms:
frighten, deter, intimidate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#283 | open | |
#2537 | frank | |
#3226 | plain | |
#3945 | bold | |
#4304 | absolute | |
#5548 | rough | |
#6134 | fake | |
#6959 | bare | |
#7379 | transparent | |
#8269 | sheer | |
#9036 | cliff | |
#11065 | scam | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#11750 | bluff | |
#12199 | rude | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#17807 | bullying | |
#20014 | sham | |
#26322 | racket | |
#27559 | abrupt | |
#27758 | downright | |
#33671 | filmy | |
#38725 | gossamer | |
#46824 | surly | |
#66244 | inconsiderate | |
#71724 | impolite | |
#84515 | uncivil | |
#86133 | unmixed | |
#121548 | swaggering | |
#131273 | brusque | |
#157351 | diaphanous | |
#162538 | gauzy | |
#170069 | blustering | |
#172837 | discourteous | |
#218770 | vaporous | |
#237603 | hectoring |
How to use bluff in a sentence?
I thought that I was strong enough to bear the pain and hold my bluff, To hide my feelings from your gaze, And keep them locked for future days. But strength lies not in silent suffering, And courage grows in vulnerability’s spring. So I’ll share my truth, let emotions flow, For in authenticity, true strength will grow.”
The government has managed to bluff their way out of this, retreating into closed hearings and constantly playing the 'national security' card, the government's entire defence has amounted to 'trust us' and now the tribunal has said the same. Since we only know about the scale of such surveillance thanks to Snowden, and given that 'national security' has been recklessly bandied around, 'trust us' isn't enough.
Essentially, President Joe Biden abandons people when the going gets tough for people. And, you know, in some ways, it's embarrassing to think that in a lot of ways, we bought into what essentially turned out to be a bluff or a con.
The most important thing to do : Big nations ca n’t bluff, number one, and number two, the idea that we would do anything to split NATO, which would be a — have a profound impact on one of — I think prominent impact — on one of Putin’s objectives is to weaken NATO — would be a big mistake.
It’s all part of a bluff to force legislators to comply with the federal mandate.
Translations for bluff
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- стръмен, открит, блъфирам, блъфиране, безцеремонен, откровен, отвесен, груб, блъф, отвесен брягBulgarian
- blafovatCzech
- BluffGerman
- blufo, blufiEsperanto
- petate, farolSpanish
- بلوفPersian
- jyrkkä, jäyhä, harhautus, jyrkänne, bluffaus, tylppä, hämätä, bluffata, bluffi, hämäysFinnish
- blufferFrench
- धोखाHindi
- menggertakIndonesian
- scoglieraItalian
- ಬ್ಲಫ್Kannada
- алдаKyrgyz
- harundineoLatin
- blefuotiLithuanian
- bluffenDutch
- blefe, falésia, blefarPortuguese
- откровенный, бесцеремонный, обрывистый, прямой, блефовать, открытый, блеф, обрыв, отвесный берег, грубый, отвесный, утёс, резкийRussian
- blefirati, pretvarjanje, se pretvarjati, pečina, blefiranjeSlovene
- burdus, bluff, rättfram, bluffaSwedish
- முரட்டுத்தனமானTamil
- కొండపైనTelugu
- ป้านThai
- blöf, blöf yapmakTurkish
- 虛張聲勢Chinese
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