| Main Entry: | gloat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclaim triumph |
Synonyms: |
celebrate, crow*, exult, glory, rejoice, relish, rub it in, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
Antonyms: |
be sad, commiserate, sympathize |
| Main Entry: | bluster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bully, intimidate |
Synonyms: |
badger, boast, brag, brazen, browbeat, bulldoze, cow*, crow*, domineer, gloat, hector, rant, rave, ride the high horse, roar, roister, shoot off one's mouth, show off, storm, strut, swagger, swell, talk big, vapor, vaunt, yap |
| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag |
Synonyms: |
advertise, aggrandize, attract attention, blow, blow one's own horn, blow smoke, bluster, bully, cock-a-doodle-doo, con, congratulate oneself, crow, exaggerate, exult, fake, flatter oneself, flaunt, flourish, gasconade, give a good account of oneself, gloat, glory, grandstand, hug oneself, jive, lay on thick, prate, preen, psych, puff, shoot*, shovel, show off, showboat, shuck, sling, sound off, strut, swagger, talk big, triumph, vapor |
Antonyms: |
be modest, deprecate |
| Main Entry: | brag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk boastingly |
Synonyms: |
blow one's own horn, bluster*, boast, crow*, exult, gasconade, gloat, grandstand, hotdog, jive, mouth*, pat oneself on the back, prate, puff, rodomontade, showboat, shuck, swagger, vaunt |
Antonyms: |
be modest, be quiet, deprecate |
| Main Entry: | crow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag, exult |
Synonyms: |
babble, blow, bluster, boast, cackle, caw, cock-a-doodle-doo, cry, flourish, gas, gloat, glory in, gurgle, jubilate, mouth, prate, puff, rodomontade, squawk, strut, swagger, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
| Main Entry: | exult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast |
Synonyms: |
bluster, brag, bully, crow, gloat, glory, revel, show off, take delight in, triumph, vaunt |
| Notes: | exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |
| Main Entry: | gape |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gawk |
Synonyms: |
beam, bore, eye, eyeball, focus, get a load of, get an eyeful, give the eye, glare, gloat, goggle, look, ogle, peer, rubberneck, size up, stare, take in*, wonder, yawp |
| Main Entry: | gawk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at in amazement |
Synonyms: |
bore*, eyeball, gape, gaze, glare, gloat, goggle, look, ogle, peer, rubberneck, yawp |
| Main Entry: | gaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stare at |
Synonyms: |
admire, beam*, bore*, contemplate, eye, eyeball, gape, gawk, get a load of, get an eyeful, glare, gloat, inspect, lamp, look, look fixedly, moon*, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, pin, pipe, regard, rubber, rubberneck, scrutinize, see, size up, survey, take in*, view, watch, wonder |
| Main Entry: | glory |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast, exult |
Synonyms: |
crow, gloat, jubilate, pride oneself, relish, revel, take delight, triumph |
Antonyms: |
condemn, criticize |