Antonyms for bravado

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bruh-vah-doh

Phonetic Transcription : brəˈvɑ doʊ

Definition of bravado

Origin : 1580s, from French bravade "bragging, boasting," from Italian bravata "bragging, boasting" (16c.), from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave (adj.)). The English word was influenced in form by Spanish words ending in -ado.

noun boastfulness

Example sentences :

My tone was purposed insolence; I met his look with bravado.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

There was something in the man's tone of bravado that stamped it genuine.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

His eyes fell, his bravado vanished, he fumbled with the cutlery.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

The last fragment of self-respect, of bravado even, was in tatters.
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

At times, when all had turned their backs, she kissed him, out of a sort of bravado.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

When he saw Mathieu come in he believed in some act of bravado, and almost choked.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

After this bit of bravado I felt better, and I thought over the situation.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

"You daresn't send me there," muttered Shad, with a feeble attempt at bravado.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

He admired Lydia, and with some wild impulse of his own, loved her bravado.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

He, too, was wandering about the town, and the bravado of his suit to her came back to him.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for bravado

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