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braving

VERB

endure bad situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront defy go through withstand

STRONG

bear beard challenge court dare face risk suffer support venture

WEAK

face off fly in the face of outdare stand up to take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender yield

STRONG

refuse reject

WEAK

break down capitulate complain dodge fear give up hide run away skip

Example Sentences

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She goes from wanting to be a trophy wife with nothing to do, to braving a world that isn’t built for her, dressing and acting like she already has a seat at the table.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

So far, he said his most extreme effort was braving -10C for seven hours, stripped to the waist in hiking boots and running shorts.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Back home in Elk Grove, Calif., Yip steels herself in the parking lot before braving the chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Could she travel halfway around the world, braving the very real dangers of pirates, shipwreck, and disease, to face a wild and unknown land?

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman