braggadocios

noun

plural of braggadocio
as in braggarts
someone who boasts the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggadocios
  1. braggarts
  2. brags
  3. blowhards
  4. blowers
Noun
  • Christ did do some name calling, but his ire was directed at the powerful, the braggarts, the hypocrites — the Pratts of his time.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Definition of braggarts
Noun
  • One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of brags
Noun
  • 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.
    — 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
Definition of blowhards
Noun
  • The group was launched with support from the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit that advocates for whistle-blowers.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This is still relatively quiet, though higher-end Ryobi blowers are much quieter.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowers
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