1
as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in braggart
someone who boasts
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of blowhard
Sliwa is many things: a seventy-year-old gadfly, a blowhard of the old school, and a New Yorker’s New Yorker.
—
Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
A lot of these blowhards work in the media, not just in electoral politics.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
In an industry filled with blowhards, Doug Davis flies pretty far under the radar, at least for a major music attorney, son of one of its most legendary executives and, for nearly two decades, co-pilot of that legendary executive’s iconic annual event, the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
On the other side of Rio, Vasco’s blowhard president, Eurico Miranda, was rather more forthcoming.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowhard
Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
A lot of these blowhards work in the media, not just in electoral politics.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
In an industry filled with blowhards, Doug Davis flies pretty far under the radar, at least for a major music attorney, son of one of its most legendary executives and, for nearly two decades, co-pilot of that legendary executive’s iconic annual event, the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
On the other side of Rio, Vasco’s blowhard president, Eurico Miranda, was rather more forthcoming.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowhard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowhard
Noun
-
When a person lacks humility, the deficiency will show up as being a braggart and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
-
He’s swept away in a sea of raves MILAN — Giorgio Armani is not a very good braggart.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
The air inside the house is puckered with the images of dead birds on TV; kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, eastern rosellas, and lorikeets, their wings charred and their small bodies limp, washing up on the coastlines of this continent down under on the righthand side of the map.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
-
Experts suggest that not all magpies are aggressive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
-
The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
-
The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
Noun
-
When a self-important young windbag named Bartow (played to perfection by Jackson Kelly) rather reasonably asks Hank to say something — anything — the latter launches into a scathing but accurate sendup of Bartow’s writing and accuses him (and the student population, and the college) of mediocrity.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2023
-
The themes that move them — annoying roommates, windbag friends, comical misunderstandings, internet word soup — feel half-classic and half-distinctly contemporary, like if one of those fake AI Seinfeld script-bot Twitter accounts was actually funny.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2021
Noun
-
Such a windup suggested that a rerun of their infamous 2020 debate was coming, with Trump casting himself in the role, once again, of rogue gasbag.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
-
Trump, now with the gasbag winds from TV commentary at his back, may indeed win the nomination in 2024.—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
6 June 2023
Noun
-
That's a pretty large power and torque bump compared to the outgoing A5 Sportback, in part thanks to a new variable geometry turbocharger that replaces the old twin-scroll blower.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
-
Boat safety tips Boating experts stress that boaters must open their engine compartment and turn on the blower fan before starting a boat.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowhard. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share