| 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
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Antonyms: |
be modest, deprecate
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