BRAVED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

braved

verb

past tense of brave

as in confronted

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade

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Recent Examples of braved Herlacher braved the falling debris and panicked people running through the streets to help her and was horrified to find the fragment had cut through her back. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 Fans braved the heat to catch the quintet’s 3 pm performance. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 About 100 people braved 90-degree temperatures to honor the men who put their lives on the line and used a Native language — one the nation had once fought to suppress — to help win the war. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Crowds of dedicated diners braved the 90-degree heat to line up around the ’50s-style restaurant and took in the sights, sounds and smells of Heart’s for one last time. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Williams braved pounding surf and massive waves to bring a struggling 10-year-old boy safely back to shore, as Fox News Digital reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The would-be comedy that braved the path of the Drama awards and was rewarded? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026 Each of the butterflies above me had already braved many grueling trials. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Often, locations grow to become popular destinations thanks to good feedback from producers who braved previously unexplored countries. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 July 2026

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While the inquiry reached no conclusion on whether the Russini-Vrabel relationship was romantic, Semel noted that Russini, after Page Six confronted her about the photos in April, waited two days before telling her editors and managers.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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That progression is important because solid-state batteries have faced a difficult transition from promising laboratory cells to reliable, high-volume manufacturing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
The psychological thriller, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, follows the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple in an increasingly uncertain world.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

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