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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Armed only with a lamp, he managed to scare off the men by bluffing that he had a gun, causing them to flee the scene empty-handed.

From BBC

I follow him along a ridge and then to a grassy bluff.

From Literature

At their camp near the base of a bluff alongside the Green River, Buzz began to fill their backpacks for another day of hiking, trying to lighten their load as much as possible.

From Literature

And suddenly, I’m angry, ready to call the Germans’ bluff.

From Literature

The one of the ghostly figure with a glowing lantern, standing on top of the bluff.

From Literature

bluff

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