Synonyms of boasting

boasting

verb

present participle of boast

1

as in bragging

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in containing

to have within

the hotel boasts nearly 50 rooms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• containing
• holding
• encompassing
• bearing
• housing
• accommodating
• fitting
• enclosing
• taking
• harboring
• casing
• sheltering
• encasing
• lodging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boasting

Detroit’s catchers have issued the third-fewest challenges in the league, despite boasting the highest success rate. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Held from July 23-26 on the Blackfeet Reservation and boasting a lineup including Neurosis, 16 Horsepower, and Enslaved, the intent behind Fire in the Mountains is something deeper and more noble than inviting a flock of metalheads to the pristine Montana wilderness. —David Harris, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026

In a design landscape that often spotlights showroom-ready interiors, recent décor movements are boasting meaningful imperfection over, well, strictly perfection. —Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026

Part of the Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the property's dazzling lobby and spacious rooms are outfitted with Italian marble and elegant furnishings, with many accommodations boasting sea views. —Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026

Sportsbooks are constantly boasting about their protections and trying to denigrate those offered by competitors. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Each expansive residential-style suite (many boasting private terraces, some with plunge pools) includes a bathroom swathed in seafoam Brazilian quartzite and marble. —Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026

And now, the series is even, with the Hawks boasting all the momentum in the world. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026