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bluff

[bluhf] / blʌf /
ADJECTIVE
abrupt
Synonyms
STRONG
blunt blustering brief direct frank open rough short tart
WEAK
barefaced bearish breviloquent brusque candid crusty curt downright forthright gruff hearty honest laconic no-nonsense outspoken plain-spoken rude short-spoken sincere snippety snippy straightforward tactless terse unceremonious
Antonyms
STRONG
courteous devious dishonest lengthy long polite
NOUN
boast; deceit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ruse sham subterfuge
STRONG
bluster braggadocio bragging bravado deception delusion facade fake feint fraud front humbug jiving lie pretense pretext show snow stall trick
WEAK
false colors false front
Antonyms
STRONG
frankness honesty openness reality truth
NOUN
precipice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cliff crag hill promontory ridge
STRONG
bank escarpment headland mountain peak rock
VERB
deceive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delude pretend
STRONG
affect beguile betray bunco con counterfeit defraud fake feign fool humbug jive juggle lie mislead sham shuck simulate snow trick
WEAK
double-cross fake out illude psych out put on take in
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest protect support
WEAK
come clean reveal tell the truth

Example Sentences

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Or it could be some combination of bluff and wishful thinking.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

On Wednesday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As Leavitt told us Wednesday, the president doesn’t bluff.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

People close to his government said the strongman, after overcoming pressure during Trump’s first term, saw the U.S. threats as a bluff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

But the most salient historical fact cannot be avoided: No one stepped forward to call their bluff.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis