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boast

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of boast

an asset that brings praise or renown

the school's boast was a winning football team

Synonyms of boast

credit, crown jewel, glory, honor, jewel, pride, treasure, trophy

Words Related to boast

pièce de résistance, showpiece

attraction, feature, highlight

distinction, excellence, merit, value, virtue

Phrases Synonymous with boast

a feather in one's cap

Near Antonyms of boast

disgrace, dishonor

blemish, blot, defect, shame, slur, smirch, smudge, stain, stigma

eyesore, fright, horror, mess

boast

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of boast

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

he boasted about his latest killing in real estate so I thought he should be the one to pay for dinner

Synonyms of boast

blow, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor, vaunt

Words Related to boast

bluster, harangue, puff

pride

gush

exult, glory, rejoice

brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off

magnify, maximize

Phrases Synonymous with boast

blow smoke

Near Antonyms of boast

belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

2 to have within

the hotel boasts nearly 50 rooms

Synonyms of boast

bear, contain, hold

Words Related to boast

accommodate, fit, take

case, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass

harbor, house, lodge, shelter

Synonym Discussion of boast

boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration

- boasts of every trivial success

, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

- the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

- bragging of their exploits

vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

- vaunted his country's military might

crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

- crowed after winning the championship

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