| Main Entry: |
flaunt |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
make an exhibition, show off |
Synonyms: |
advertise,
air,
boast,
brandish, break out,
broadcast,
declare,
disclose,
display, disport,
divulge,
expose, fan it,
flash, flash about,
flourish, gasconade, grandstand, hotdog, let it all hang out, make a scene,
parade,
proclaim, put on an act,
reveal, roll out, show and tell, showcase, smack with,
sport, spring on,
streak, throw weight around, trot out, vaunt, wave around, whip out
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| Notes: |
one flaunts (makes much of) something of one's own (wealth, good looks, education) while one flouts (disregards or violates) something outside oneself (convention, law, regulation); to flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard with smugness |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, refrain
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