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. Menander:

   Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

2. Carrie Fisher:

   I did have a false bravado with drugs, and I found my adult female body and person didn’t need that, [Once I was] a mother I was like, ‘I certainly don’t want to be not present for them.’ I feel like I’m alive, in part, because I’ve looked at what it has done to the rest of my family.

3. 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.

4. John Nixon:

   My initial thoughts were to divert their attention away from the girl who was screaming. I shouted ‘leave her alone,’ but they turned on me, saying ‘We’ll take your money instead,’ and I said, ‘No you don’t.’ Kids this age are full of bravado, you see, they weren’t expecting a surprise.

5. 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.