Synonyms of blowing smoke

blowing smoke

phrase

present participle of blow smoke

1

as in boasting

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

He's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasting
• bragging
• blowing
• displaying
• exhibiting
• swaggering
• vaunting
• crowing
• gasconading
• vaporing
• bulling
• showing off
• puffing
• blustering
• gushing
• priding
• exposing
• haranguing
• rejoicing
• maximizing
• exulting
• glorying
• flaunting
• parading
• brandishing
• magnifying
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• playing down
• shrugging off
• diminishing
• discounting
• belittling
• laughing off
• deprecating
• undervaluing
• underrating
• mourning
• regretting
• lamenting
• pooh-poohing
• bemoaning

2

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

She has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• running on
• rattling
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• chattering
• talking a blue streak
• discussing
• pattering
• prating
• rapping
• babbling
• visiting
• gassing
• gabbing
• cackling
• jabbering
• schmoozing
• nattering
• prattling
• chinning
• blabbing
• gabbling
• kibitzing
• jawing
• twittering
• gossiping
• chaffering
• palavering
• tattling
• expatiating
• yapping
• yammering
• yakking
• descanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blowing smoke

And, perhaps finally, traders decided McDermott was not just blowing smoke. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 July 2026