Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bluster

3 senses of bluster

Sense 1
bluster -- (blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered")
       => blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West")

Sense 2
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)
       => overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")

Sense 3
swagger, bluster, swash -- (act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner)
       => act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")

Antonyms of adj blustering

1 sense of blustering

Sense 1
blustering (prenominal), blusterous, blustery -- (blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind")

INDIRECT (VIA stormy) -> calm -- ((of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas")

Similarity of adj blustering

1 sense of blustering

Sense 1
blustering (prenominal), blusterous, blustery -- (blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind")
       => stormy (vs. calm) -- ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas")