BOASTFULNESS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

boastfulness

noun

as in bravado

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Recent Examples of boastfulness Some officials announced the recent reversal with a bit of boastfulness, others with a hint of relief. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 And there are those who misconstrue a factual anecdote for boastfulness. — Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026

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Noun

El-Sayed, who is both fluid and charming, also shows flashes of bravado and hauteur, particularly directed against his opponents.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Babitz courted danger with heedless bravado and exemplary recklessness.

— Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of bravado

Noun

There’s an inevitable triumphalism in all this rejoicing, and that was certainly also true in 1876 during the nation’s centennial.

— Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
If this is the true face of the AI industry—a technological triumphalism that sees human thought as an inefficiency to overcome and human distinctiveness as a myth to debunk—the differences between the Church and Silicon Valley may prove irreconcilable.

— Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of triumphalism

Noun

Sarah and Billo were plain-sailing people who didn’t pursue beauty or seek out texture, whereas Fanny was an exquisite snob without the circumstances to support such haughtiness.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025

Definition of haughtiness

Noun

In the context of tens of thousands of DPS students who aren’t making gains quickly enough to ever meet proficiency levels, such fanfare is essentially distracting braggadocio.

— Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
With every passing game, Marsch’s braggadocio attracted largely negative headlines around the world.

— Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of braggadocio

Noun

The combination takes what otherwise could be a cry-in-your-beer song and adds the swagger that sets Wetzel apart.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Reflecting on the album in a 2008 interview with SPIN, Costello said people mistook the confrontational pose for genuine swagger.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of swagger

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