brazened out
Bluffed through boldly
To brazen something out is to face a difficult or embarrassing situation with bold defiance rather than shame or apology.
Someone who has brazened out a scandal has refused to back down or show contrition, betting that confidence will carry them through: Caught in the lie, she simply brazened it out until the news cycle moved on.
- shamelessnessAbsence of moral embarrassment
- brass neckShameless audacity
- stood one's groundRefused to back down
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
fearlessness · audacity · impertinence · insolence · weathered the storm · tough it out · temerity · gall · brashness · brazenness · bluffed · nerve · arrogance · doubled down · pluck · stared down · resolve · assertiveness
brazened outbacked down
Retreated from a position
caved in · capitulated · confessed · owned up · surrendered
brazened outcowered
Shrank back in fright
wilted · shrank back · broke down · fell apart · cringed
brazen, brazened, brazening, brassy, brassier, brassiest, brassily, brassiness, outermost