Antonyms for BLUSTER
ˈblʌs tərblus·ter

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1. blusternoun

   Synonyms:
   bombast

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1. bluster

   Synonyms:
   storm, rage, puff, insult, blow, swagger, fume, brag

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1. • Blow
   • Confusion
   • Gust

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1. blusternoun

   noisy confusion and turbulence

   "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

   Synonyms:
   braggadocio, rodomontade, bravado, rhodomontade

2. bravado, blusternoun

   a swaggering show of courage

   Synonyms:
   braggadocio, rodomontade, bravado, bluster, rhodomontade

3. blusternoun

   a violent gusty wind

   Synonyms:
   braggadocio, rodomontade, bravado, rhodomontade

4. braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontadeverb

   vain and empty boasting

   Synonyms:
   braggadocio, rodomontade, bravado, bluster, rhodomontade

5. blusterverb

   blow hard; be gusty, as of wind

   "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

   Synonyms:
   brag, boast, shoot a line, swash, gas, vaunt, blow, tout, swagger, gasconade

6. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb

   show off

   Synonyms:
   swash, gasconade, botch, splatter, bungle, muck up, splash, mishandle, bumble, botch up, brag, blow, burn out, flub, suck, waste, fumble, shove off, fellate, muff, ball up, sport, bollocks, mess up, feature, louse up, bollocks up, float, gas, bollix, plash, vaunt, screw up, spoil, tout, shoot a line, go down on, swagger, foul up, fluff, blow out, drift, bobble, bluster, be adrift, shove along, bollix up, squander, splosh, boast, bodge, spatter

7. swagger, bluster, swashverb

   act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

   Synonyms:
   ruffle, tittup, sashay, swash, gas, splatter, swagger, vaunt, cock, gasconade, browbeat, splosh, tout, plash, strut, bluster, prance, spatter, blow, brag, bully, boast, splash, shoot a line

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1. blusternoun

   Synonyms:
   swaggering, gasconade, boasting, wind, storm

2. blusterverb

   Synonyms:
   swagger, storm, rage, gasconade, roister

How to use BLUSTER in a sentence?

1. Hillary Clinton:

   He has been engaging in bigotry and bluster and bullying and I think when it comes to understanding what he would do as president, there are serious questions that have been raised, and this campaign should he be the nominee will have to address them.

2. Ashoka Mody:

   Pulling the plug on Greece would have potentially catastrophic consequences, the ECB's threats are completely empty. Despite all the bluster, it has no choice. The ECB has to ask itself how it can stabilize the financial system, not undermine it.

3. Frances Hudson:

   (Trump's decision) has been so well covered, it's probably all in the price by now. And most recent commentary seems to be that after all the bluster, he may only partially withdraw from the deal.

4. White House spokesman Eric Schultz:

   This is not the first time that Republicans have come out with a lot of bluster, only to have reality ultimately sink in, at each pass, they took a hard line. They tried to play politics. But ultimately, they were not able to back up their threats.

5. Nathan Thrall:

   Even Netanyahu's main rivals believe that any Palestinian entity that is established in the West Bank should be completely encircled by Israel, having no border with Jordan, the annexation plan shouldn't be dismissed as election bluster. If reelected, Netanyahu will be under tremendous pressure to implement it.

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