brazens
Faces down shamelessly
Brazens is the third-person singular form of the verb brazen, most commonly appearing in the phrase brazens it out, meaning to face a difficult or embarrassing situation with bold defiance rather than shame or apology.
Someone who brazens through a scandal acts as if nothing is wrong, relying on confidence rather than contrition.
The underlying adjective brazen suggests shameless boldness, often with negative connotations of impudence.
Fearless readiness to act
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- daresIssues bold challenges
- confrontsAddresses a problem directly
- facesFront of heads
challenges · unapologetic · unashamed · brazenness · impudence · nerve · gall · cheek
Continues despite hardship
- weathersSurvives through hardship
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
- outlastsPersists longer than
- perseveresContinues despite difficulty
pushes through · rides out · toughs out · sticks out · withstands · bears · tolerates · overcomes
boldness
Fearless readiness to act
faces · challenges · unapologetic · unashamed · brazenness · impudence · nerve · gall · cheek · temerity
endures
Continues despite hardship
perseveres · pushes through · rides out · toughs out · sticks out · withstands · bears · tolerates · overcomes · powers through
bluffs
Misleads about one's position
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- pretendsActs falsely
- dissemblesDisguises real feelings
masks · fronts · feigns · poses · acts · disguises · conceals · misleads · deceives · fabricates
brazenscowers
Shrinks from fear
shrinks · retreats · backs down · wilts · capitulates
- brazen outFace boldly despite guilt
- brazened outPersisted despite embarrassment
- brazening outFacing down with nerve
- brazen bullAncient bronze torture device