Synonyms for bluster
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Blow
blow, brag, boast, talk big informal, puff, gasconade, crow, gas, tout, flourish, vapor US, vapour UK, vaunt
Noun
1. Bravado
bravado, braggadocio, swaggering, arrogance, boasting, fanfaronade, rhodomontade, bragging, rodomontade dated
2. Rage
rage, storm, tumult, turbulence, fume
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To speak or protest loudly.
When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.
- v. 2
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
- n. 1
Pompous, officious talk.
- n. 2
A gust of wind.
Related words
- Word family
- blusterer blustering blusterous blustery
Example sentences
- gas The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
- puff A puff of wind came and blew Curdken's hat far away.
- brag I cannot brag about my team. It always loses games.
- bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
- roar The roar of their own cannons was extremely loud.
By length
- 3 letters
- gas1
- 4 letters
- blow1, rage1, crow1, roar1, brag1, puff1, tout1, fume1
- 5 letters
- storm1, bully2, vapor2, swell1, boast1, swash, vaunt
- 6 letters
- hector2, vapour, tumult2
- 7 letters
- swagger2, bravado3, bombast2, roister2
- 8 letters
- flourish2, bragging2, boasting2
- 9 letters
- arrogance3, gasconade
- 10 letters
- turbulence3, swaggering3
- 11 letters
- braggadocio5, fanfaronade, rodomontade
- 12 letters
- rhodomontade
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).