boast

Definition of boast

Verbs

show off
Synonyms:
blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
Types:
puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
crow, gloat, triumph
dwell on with satisfaction
congratulate, preen
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Type of:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
Synonyms:
feature, sport
Type of:
feature, have
have as a feature

Nouns

speaking of yourself in superlatives
Synonyms:
boasting, jactitation, self-praise
Types:
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brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing
an instance of boastful talk
bluster, braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade
vain and empty boasting
vaunt
extravagant self-praise
self-assertion
the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
Type of:
speech act
the use of language to perform some act

Vocabulary Lists for boast

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Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" Chapters 21-40 »(353 words)
Vocabulary study list for Jane Austen's "Pride and...
  • inure
  • extenuate
  • obtrude
  • depreciate
  • exasperate

Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" Chapters 1-20 »(344 words)
Vocabulary study list for Jane Austen's "Pride and...
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GRE WORD LIST »(287 words)
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Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" Chapters 17-25 »(158 words)
Vocabulary study list for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall...
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  • infuriate
  • dangle

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  • mist
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