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as in chatterers
a person who talks constantly
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
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as in braggarts
someone who boasts
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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Recent Examples of blowhards
Because his subject was surrounded by colorful and often unpredictable characters—alcoholics, neurotics, and blowhards—Perkins’s self-effacing qualities make for a dramatic contrast and a wealth of wild stories.
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Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Or the skewering and scathing kind from social media, where everyone’s a target by armchair quarterback blowhards, including over four mixed starts at Arizona State in 2023.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Or the skewering and scathing kind from social media, where everyone’s a target by armchair quarterback blowhards, including over four mixed starts at Arizona State in 2023.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowhards
Noun
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Why all single magpies have to be men is unclear — the patriarchy in action.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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This kit packs in a lot—you’ll notice a fan with two magpies, a vase of fortune red fruit, a persimmon fruit, three golden ingots, and a calligraphy pen with a scroll.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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After an investigation that lasted months, fuelled by eight whistle-blowers on his own staff, the legislators concluded that Paxton had taken bribes from a real-estate developer, improperly fired aides who reported his conduct, and obstructed justice.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Providence has hired specialty industrial-strength snow blowers from Connecticut, and hopes to have a lane cleared on every city street by the end of the day, according to a city spokesman.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
26 Feb. 2026
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The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Blowhards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowhards. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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