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Synonyms for bluff
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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, unmannerly

    Antonyms:
    bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. bluff

    Synonyms:
    bare, open, bold, abrupt, frank, plain-spoken, blunt, surly, rude, blustering, swaggering, brusque, hectoring, coarse, discourteous, rough, bullying

    Antonyms:
    undulating, inclined, inabrupt, courteous, polished, reserved

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. bluffnoun

    a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

    Synonyms:
    four flush

    Antonyms:
    indirect, gradual

  2. bluffnoun

    pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

    "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"

    Synonyms:
    four flush

    Antonyms:
    gradual, indirect

  3. bluff, four flushadjective

    the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

    Synonyms:
    four flush

    Antonyms:
    indirect, gradual

  4. bluff, 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)

    Antonyms:
    indirect, gradual

  5. bluffverb

    bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

    "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"

    Synonyms:
    sheer, bold

    Antonyms:
    indirect, gradual

  6. 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 out

    Antonyms:
    gradual, indirect

  7. bluffverb

    frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

    Synonyms:
    bluff out

    Antonyms:
    gradual, indirect

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bluffadjective

    Synonyms:
    blustering, swaggering, bullying, vaporing, pompous, coarse, rude, BLUNT, gruff, churlish, bearish

  2. bluffnoun

    Synonyms:
    precipitous bank (especially on the margin of a river or the sea)

  3. bluffverb

    Synonyms:
    [Low.] repulse (by a bluff manner), repel, snub, bluff off, send away with a flea in one's ear

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bluffadjective

    Synonyms:
    abrupt, unceremonious, brusque, gruff, surly, precipitous, steep, abrupt

  2. bluffverb

    Synonyms:
    frighten, deter, intimidate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "bluff":

    sham, cliff, scam, fake, racket

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#237603hectoring

How to use bluff in a sentence?

  1. Pierre Moscovici:

    It's not a bluff, it's Plan A. There is no Plan B.

  2. George Conway:

    It certainly isnt a bluff ; you can take the president seriously, and heres why, what hes looking at is that [ there were ] 4,000 migrants apprehended in one day recently. Were on track this month for close to 100,000. We have never seen a surge like this.

  3. Michael Kugelman:

    We shouldn't overstate the importance of this letter. It may be a case of the Taliban trying to earn some legitimacy and goodwill by playing the role of good guy and proposing nonviolent solutions, at the end of the day, The Taliban has no incentive to propose talks unless it's starting to feel major pressure on the battlefield. Though U.S. forces have ramped up their fight, I think it's too early for The Taliban to suddenly conclude it's not worth fighting anymore. Michael Kugelman said the Taliban offer could nonetheless be useful to the President Trump administration. Even if the letter is just a bluff, and I assume it is, the White House can say - Look, our strategy is already paying off. A spate of bombings last month in Kabul fueled anger against The Taliban across the country, and prompted the President Trump administration to close the doors for peace talks with the Islamic insurgents. Taliban fighters( Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) But The Taliban knows President Trump does n’t want the U.S. to be in Special Representative for Afghanistan. The Taliban will be banking on the belief the U.S. and the West have lost the will to remain there. US ADDING AIR POWER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN AFGHANISTAN US AND PAKISTAN CLASH AT United Nations ' OVER Special Representative for Afghanistan In a recent visit to eastern Special Representative for Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who commands the U.S. and NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the Special Representative for Afghanistan, said the intensified U.S. offensive is producing results.

  4. Rachel Logan:

    The government has managed to bluff their way out of this, retreating into closed hearings and constantly playing the 'national security' card, the government's entire defense has amounted to 'trust us' and now the tribunal has said the same. Since we only know about the scale of such surveillance thanks to Snowden, and given that 'national security' has been recklessly bandied around, 'trust us' isn't enough.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    Well it’s not going to be World War III – this is all a bluff.


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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