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Synonyms for swagger

  • verb
  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

strut swank preen fluff one's feathers bluster brag sashay bully

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Strut — to behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner

strut, swank, preen, fluff one's feathers, three-sheet, yaya, boulevardier, flaunt formal dated, show away dated, swag it out slang, cut it fat slang dated UK, ostentate dated rare

2. Bluster — to boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully

bluster, brag, boast, crow, swash, vapor US, vapour UK, gasconade, roister, flourish, vaunt, bravado dated

3. Sashay

sashay, prance, ruffle, tittup, cock dated

4. Bully

bully, brow-beat

Other

swell, hector, bigfoot informal

Noun

panache, show-off, arrogance, swagman, zhoosh, steelo slang US

Adjective

groovy, stylish, swaggy

Antonyms

cower, slink, shuffle

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.

  2. v. 2

    To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.

  3. n. 1

    Confidence, pride.

Related words

Word family
swaggerer swag

Forms

Plural
swaggers → panaches, show-offs, arrogances, swagmen…
Past participle
swaggered
e.g. swaggered → strutted, swanked, preened, three-sheeted…

Example sentences

  • strut That strut is weak and needs reinforcing.
  • preen A duck will preen its feathers many times over the course of the day.
  • bluster I bluster as though I know what I am doing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
swaggerrising
strutsteady
swankrising
preenrising
blusterrising

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

By length

4 letters
cock1, crow1, brag1, yaya
5 letters
bully2, vapor2, swell1, boast1, strut1, swank1, preen1, swash, vaunt
6 letters
hector2, groovy2, vapour, flaunt1, ruffle2, prance1, swaggy, sashay, steelo, tittup, zhoosh
7 letters
stylish2, bigfoot2, bravado3, panache2, bluster2, swagman, roister2
8 letters
flourish2
9 letters
arrogance3, gasconade, ostentate
12 letters
boulevardier

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).

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