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Synonyms for rodomontade

Most common

boast bragging boasting bluster blustering fustian

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

Forms

Plural
rodomontades → blusters, boasts, braggings, boastings…

Example sentences

  • boast The new school building is the boast of the village.
  • bragging I heard Tom bragging about how much money he made.
  • boasting His continual boasting gave offense to everybody.
  • bluster I bluster as though I know what I am doing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rodomontadefalling
boaststeady
braggingrising
boastingrising
blusterrising
blusteringrising

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

By length

5 letters
boast1
7 letters
bravado3, bluster2, bombast2, fustian3
8 letters
bragging2, boasting2
10 letters
blustering3
11 letters
braggadocio5
12 letters
rhodomontade

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

In other languages

Français
rodomontade
Italiano
rodomontata
Español
baladronada
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