Synonyms for vaunt

Most common

boast · brag · bluster · gasconade · display · parade · advertise · flaunt

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To speak boastfully.

2. n. 1

   An instance of vaunting; a boast.

Related words

Word family

vaunter

Forms

Plural

vaunts → show-offs, boastings…

Past participle

vaunted
e.g. vaunted → boasted, bragged, blown, cracked…

Example sentences

• boast The new school building is the boast of the village.
• brag I cannot brag about my team. It always loses games.
• bluster I bluster as though I know what I am doing.
• display The author doesn't display much talent in his book.
• parade The band entertained the spectators at the parade.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

gas¹

4 letters

blow¹, crow¹, brag¹, puff¹, tout¹

5 letters

crack¹, vapor², boast¹, swash

6 letters

parade², vapour, flaunt¹

7 letters

display², trumpet², swagger², bravado³, bluster²

8 letters

flourish², boasting²

9 letters

advertise³, gasconade, advertize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vanter

Español

ostentar

Deutsch

übertreiben

Català

lloar