Synonyms for bragging

Most common

boasting · crowing · bravado · crow

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Noun

Antonyms

modest, humble, self-effacing

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of one who brags.

Forms

Plural

braggings → boastings, crowings, bravados, crows…

Example sentences

• crow As the crow flies, it's about 20 miles from here.
• boasting His continual boasting gave offense to everybody.
• bravado True bravery is quite another thing from bravado.
• crowing I think I heard a cockerel crowing in the distance.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

crow¹

7 letters

bravado³, bluster², crowing²

8 letters

boasting², vaporing

9 letters

gasconade, vapouring

11 letters

fanfaronade, rodomontade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bravado³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

fanfaronnade

Español

fanfarronada

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