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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
Synonyms:
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"
Synonyms:
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?
Bernstein Research analyst Trevor Stirling:
The broader base of shareholders can take the money and run.... or seek to call ABI's bluff.
I think that the threat of nuclear war is a bluff, it’s one thing to be a murderer, it’s another to commit suicide.
David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.
This is not a bluff.
It's not a bluff, it's Plan A. There is no Plan B.
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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