Synonyms for bluff
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 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 WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Bank
   • Frighten
   • Pretense

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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 WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bluffadjective

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

2. bluffverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, deter, intimidate

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1. List of paraphrases for "bluff":

   sham, cliff, scam, fake, racket

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How to use bluff in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama:

   I think that he failed and I'm trying to call his bluff on this.

2. Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   If the Greeks were serious Schaeuble would have no problem with them, but their behavior over the past months has convinced him that they are not an asset to Europe, that they are damaging the very values on which the European idea is based, that they just want to poker and bluff. And this is the ultimate sin for him.

3. Wesley D'Amico:

   The only trump card I have to beat is the bluff.”

4. Chrissie Hynde:

   Confidence is usually a bluff – if you’re lucky you might have it, but frankly nobody will know the difference.

5. David Seabury:

   Your desires and true beliefs have a way of playing blind man's bluff. You must corner the inner facts...