All boast synonyms
boast
B b noun boast
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- grandiloquence β speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- swank β dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
- self-satisfaction β a usually smug satisfaction with oneself, one's achievements, etc.
- joy β a female given name.
- gasconade β extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
- treasure β wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- bravado β Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people.
- pretension β the laying of a claim to something.
- bombast β Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- braggadocio β vain empty boasting
- avowal β open acknowledgment or declaration
- pride β Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
- vaunt β to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- heroics β Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- pride and joy β a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
verb boast
- advertise β If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- claim β If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- own β of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- possess β to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- shovel β an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- crow β A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
- flaunt β to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- bully β A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- swagger β to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- prate β to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- sling β an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
- strut β to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- grandstand β the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- gloat β to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- flourish β to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- shuck β a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- shoot β to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- glory β very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- preen β (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
- triumph β the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- puff β a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- vapor β a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: the vapors rising from the bogs.
- aggrandize β To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- cock-a-doodle-doo β an imitation or representation of a cock crowing
- showboat β a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- show off β a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- blow smoke β (Idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- flatter oneself β to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
- give a good account of oneself β If you say that someone gave a good account of themselves in a particular situation, you mean that they performed well, although they may not have been completely successful.
- psych β to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.