Definition of boast
Verbs
show off
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puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
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crow, gloat, triumph
dwell on with satisfaction
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congratulate, preen
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
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amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Nouns
speaking of yourself in superlatives
- Synonyms:
- boasting, jactitation, self-praise
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brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing
an instance of boastful talk
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bluster, braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade
vain and empty boasting
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vaunt
extravagant self-praise
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self-assertion
the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
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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...
- importune
- dawdle
- elate
- barefaced
- consequential
Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" Chapters 17-25 »(158 words)
Vocabulary study list for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall...
- ostracize
- desecrate
- resilient
- infuriate
- dangle

