Brinkmanship
Brinkmanship noun - The policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety).
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Synonyms for Brinkmanship
Saber rattling and brinkmanship are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saber rattling" instead a noun "Brinkmanship".
Saber rattling
Saber rattling noun - The ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used).
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Synonyms for Saber rattling
Brinkmanship and saber rattling are semantically related. You can use "Brinkmanship" instead a noun phrase "Saber rattling".
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Related pairs
- buffoonery and brinkmanship
- buffoonery and saber rattling
- pretending and brinkmanship
- pretending and saber rattling
- fooling and brinkmanship
- fooling and saber rattling
- dissimulation and brinkmanship
- dissimulation and saber rattling
- rowdiness and brinkmanship
- rowdiness and saber rattling
- bluffing and brinkmanship
- bluffing and saber rattling
- roughhousing and brinkmanship
- roughhousing and saber rattling
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