boasting

Synonyms:

boast, 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